Histological characteristics and functional properties of red and white parts of <i>m. semitendinosus</i> of slaughter pigs
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Published:2023-10-09
Issue:3
Volume:8
Page:191-202
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ISSN:2414-441X
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Container-title:Theory and practice of meat processing
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language:
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Short-container-title:Teor. prakt. pererab. mâsa (Print)
Author:
Semenova A. A.1ORCID, Pchelkina V. A.1ORCID, Nasonova V. V.1ORCID, Loskutov S. I.1ORCID, Bogolyubova N. V.2ORCID, Nekrasov R. V.2ORCID, Motovilina A. A.3ORCID, Bogdanova Yu. I.3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems; L.K. Ernst Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry 2. L.K. Ernst Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry 3. V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems
Abstract
A unique muscle of pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) is m. semitendinosus, which contains the “red” (dark) part located mainly in the depth of the leg cut and the “white” (light) part located in the close proximity to the subcutaneous fat layer. Differences in the characteristics of its “red” and “white” parts can exert a significant effect on quality and economic indicators of meat products. The aim of this research was to study histological features of the microstructure and technological properties of muscle tissue from different parts of m. semitendinosus, obtained from slaughter pigs of Russian production. M. semitendinosus was excised from chilled porcine carcasses (N=20) 24 hours after slaughter in the process of deboning. Histological examination showed that the dark part of the muscle was characterized by a higher package density of fibers, higher number of capillaries and higher sarcomere length. On the contrary, the light part was characterized by a higher diameter of muscle fibers. Analysis of muscle fiber types showed that the proportion of type I, intermediate and type IIb fibers was higher by 9.3, 5.2 and 4.1%, respectively, in the dark part. Significant differences between the dark and light parts of m. semitendinosus were revealed in terms of the number and size of giant fibers: the light part was characterized by a larger number (by more than 5 times) of giant fibers with the fibers of a larger size (almost by 11%). The samples of minced meat from the dark and light parts showed significant (р<0.05) differences in the mean values of lightness, redness and yellowness (L*, a* and b*) by 6.00, 4.68 and 3.01 units, respectively, in raw samples, and by 6.53, 2.99 and 1.81, respectively, after curing with the nitrite mixture and cooking (р<0.05). The dark part of m. semitendinosus had higher pH values (р<0.05) both for raw and cooked samples. The consistency of the samples from the light part was less elastic, looser and more crumbly than that in the samples produced from the dark part of m. semitendinosus, which was confirmed by the structural-mechanical investigations. Therefore, this study showed significant differences between the dark and light parts of m. semitendinosus by microstructural and functional-technological characteristics. Significant variability by muscle fiber diameter, which was observed in the light part of this muscle, apparently should be taken into account in breeding work and quality assessment of pork from slaughter animals.
Publisher
The Gorbatov's All-Russian Meat Research Institute
Subject
Food Science,Animal Science and Zoology
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