title: The application of natural antioxidants via brine injection protects Iberian cooked hams against lipid and protein oxidation.
abstract: In response to the increasing consumers' mistrust in synthetic additives, the meat industry is focused on searching sources of natural antioxidants. Two different sources of natural antioxidants i) a mixture of garlic, cinnamon, cloves and rosemary essential oils and ii) a Rosa canina L. extract, were compared with a commercial antioxidant additive (Artinox®) for their ability to control protein and lipid oxidation in cooked hams after a settling period of 30 days and at the end of a chilled storage (150 days). The mixture of essential oils was the most effective against lipid oxidation while R. canina L. extracts were the most effective in controlling protein carbonylation at day 150. Accordingly, the use of these antioxidants via brine injection is a successful strategy to enhance the oxidative stability of cooked hams without modifying their physicochemical properties.
authors.affiliation: SiPA, University of Extremadura, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armenteros
authors.affiliation: IPROCAR Research Institute, University of Extremadura, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morcuende
authors.affiliation: SiPA, University of Extremadura, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ventanas
authors.affiliation: IPROCAR Research Institute, University of Extremadura, Av. de las Ciencias s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: mariovet@unex.es.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Estévez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D003296:Cooking; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry*; D017365:Spices; D013552:Swine; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D012492:Salts; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; C017082:brine
keywords: Cooked hams; Fruits; Lipid oxidation; Protein oxidation; Spices