title: Relevance of nanocomposite packaging on the stability of vacuum-packed dry cured ham.
abstract: In this study effects of a novel high barrier multilayer polyamide film containing dispersed nanoclays (PAN) on the stability of vacuum packed dry-cured ham were investigated during 90days refrigerated storage in comparison with non-modified multilayer polyamide (PA) and a commercial high barrier film. Characteristic bands of the mineral in FT-IR spectra confirmed the presence of nanoclays in PAN, enhancing oxygen transmission barrier properties and UV protection. Packaging in PAN films did not originate significant changes on colour or lipid oxidation during prolonged storage of vacuum-packed dry-cured ham. Larger oxygen transmission rates in PA films caused changes in CIE b* during refrigerated storage. Ham quality was not affected by light exposition during 90days and only curing had a significant benefit on colour and TBARS, being cured samples more stable during storage in all the packages used. Packaging of dry-cured ham in PAN was equivalent to commercial high barrier films.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Tecnologia dels Aliments, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Monells, Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lloret
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC-UVEG), Parc Científic, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Avelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemical Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States.
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trbojevich
authors.affiliation: Departament de Tecnologia dels Aliments, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Monells, Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jacint
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnau
authors.affiliation: Departament de Tecnologia dels Aliments, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Monells, Girona, Spain. Electronic address: pierre.picouet@irta.cat.
authors.forename: Pierre A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Picouet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003116:Color; D018857:Food Packaging; D005519:Food Preservation; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000737:chemistry; D063427:Food Quality; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008461:Meat Products; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000737:chemistry; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry; D000069466:Red Meat; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013552:Swine; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D005520:Food Preservatives; D009573:Nitrites; D009757:Nylons; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
keywords: Clay; Ham; Meat; Nanocomposite; Polyamide; Skin; TBARS; Vacuum