Production of ostrich meat pâtés: Design of a food safety management system

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in ostrich breeding, and the commercial breeding of these birds has attracted the attention of new breeders, and it has become a great alternative to agricultural production. The study on the production of pâtés was conducted in 2019 in Almaty (Kazakhstan). During the formation of two new formulations of pâtés, the following safety system parameters were taken into account: microflora development; oxidation number (intensity of oxidation products accumulation). The aim of the study is to obtain the optimal characteristics of ostrich meat preservation in the production of pâtés. As a result of the study, it was found that ostrich meat samples have high nutritional value. Meat is characterized by a high content of protein, low content of fat, and carbohydrates are almost absent. Also, it was found that concentration of arachidonic acid in ostrich meat was 3 times higher as compared to beef (p ≤ 0.05). Therefore, the introduction of inulin and carrageenan polysaccharides into the recipe of ostrich pâtés allows one to significantly improve their shelf life and based on the developed recipe it is possible to start the production of pâtés.