title: Natural antioxidants as food and feed additives to promote health benefits and quality of meat products: A review.
abstract: Fresh and processed meats offer numerous nutritional and health benefits and provide unique eating satisfaction in the lifestyle of the modern society. However, consumption of red meat including processed products is subjected to increasing scrutiny due to the health risks associated with cytotoxins that potentially could be generated during meat preparation. Evidence from recent studies suggests free radical pathways as a plausible mechanism for toxin formation, and antioxidants have shown promise to mitigate process-generated chemical hazards. The present review discusses the involvements of lipid and protein oxidation in meat quality, nutrition, safety, and organoleptic properties; animal production and meat processing strategies which incorporate natural antioxidants to enhance the nutritional and health benefits of meat; and the application of mixed or purified natural antioxidants to eliminate or minimize the formation of carcinogens for chemical safety of cooked and processed meats.
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Technology, and Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Technology, and Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA. Electronic address: ylxiong@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Youling L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005503:Food Additives / Q000032:analysis*; D005511:Food Handling; D063427:Food Quality; D059022:Food Safety; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005503:Food Additives; D009573:Nitrites; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Antioxidants; Health; Meat processing; Meat products; Nutrition; Oxidation; Toxins