Determination of soy proteins in calabresa sausage by densitometry on gel electrophoresis

Soy proteins are widely employed in meat products. However addition of non-meat proteins in calabresa sausages is not allowed according to the Brazilian legislation and in case of the non-declared  addition of this foreign protein in consumed food, it may trigger allergic reactions in some consumers...

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Autores: Paiva, Igor Moura de, Furtado, Marco Antônio Moreira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/32538
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/32538
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:porcine meat
adulteration
soy proteins
SDS-PAGE
densitometry
carne suína
adulteração
proteínas de soja
densitometria
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Sumario:Soy proteins are widely employed in meat products. However addition of non-meat proteins in calabresa sausages is not allowed according to the Brazilian legislation and in case of the non-declared  addition of this foreign protein in consumed food, it may trigger allergic reactions in some consumers. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was used for determining soy proteins in calabresa sausages. Fraud simulations were performed adding different concentrations (0%; 0.5%; 1%; 2%; 5%; 10%; 20% and 100%) of soy proteins in sausages. The qualitative analysis was not sensitive to detect the lowest concentrations of soy proteins. On the other hand, by using semi-quantitative analysis by means of densitometry of selected protein fractions from soy and porcine meat, the presence of soy proteins could be determined in the all of analyzed concentrations. This methodology could be implemented, without large investments, for conducting quality control of sausages.