Application of chitosan-sunflower oil edible films to pork meat hamburgers

[EN] Edible films were prepared by combining high molecular weight chitosan with sunflower oil. Films were obtained by casting and were applied to the surface of pork meat hamburgers. Chitosan-based films increased the metmyoglobin (MtMb) content of coated hamburgers during cold storage, especially...

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Autores: Vargas, Maria|||0000-0001-6024-0952, Albors, A.|||0000-0002-7713-9401, Chiralt, Amparo|||0000-0003-1134-8144
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/77165
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/77165
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chitosan
Film
Coating
Microbial quality
Pork meat
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
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Sumario:[EN] Edible films were prepared by combining high molecular weight chitosan with sunflower oil. Films were obtained by casting and were applied to the surface of pork meat hamburgers. Chitosan-based films increased the metmyoglobin (MtMb) content of coated hamburgers during cold storage, especially when using lactic acid as a solvent. The incorporation of sunflower oil to the chitosan matrix led to a reduction in MtMb content of hamburgers as compared to samples coated with pure chitosan films. Chitosan films led to a reduction in the microbial counts of samples during storage. However, it is important to modulate the oxygen permeability of films in order to avoid undesirable effects (MtMb formation).