Chap 16 to 18 Flashcards
role of nitrite in colour formation
Nitrite - more common
- active form in nitrite
- proper colour/anti-botulinal properties
myoglobin - oxygen-binding protein in muscles
contains heme - Fe2+
changes to the oxidation state or new bonds/complexes made to iron atoms change the colour of the resulting product
- changes in myoglobin impact colour
Nitrite converts O2 to NO in meat - NO binds with myoglobin at low pH (purple-red colour)
minimize oxygen exposure - oxidation: negative impact on color
Nitrate - less common
- nitrate reductase needed in microbial
Role of nitrite to prevent C.botulinum growth
- the amount of nitrite added is inadequate to prevent the growth alone
- relies on hurdle technology: low pH, salt, organic acid (lactic acid, low water activity
Ascorbate and erythorbate
antioxidant
colour development
Microbial culture
requires LAB
Lactobacillus, Pediococcus
- make acid and lower pH
- produce desirable flavours/aromas
- outcompete pathogenic/spoilage organisms
Kocuria, Staphylococcus
- conversion of nitrate to nitrite
- can secrete lipases and proteases - release of flavours
- syringol: major smoke aroma
- guaiacol: major smoke flavour
North America sausages
- Nitrite
- fermentation is at higher temperatures/faster colour produced
- LAB only used
- more acid production
- time: <18 hours
- lactic acid is produced quickly + inhibits or outcompetes non-LAB
- 2% sugar
European/Asian sausages
Nitrate added and Kocuria, staphylococcus
- conversion using reductase enzyme
- process slow
- lower temperature
- more flavour + aroma
- less acid: minimal sugar added
- time: 2-4 days
What are the type of production process casing types?
helps prevent post-processing contamination
intestine casings - edible
collagen casings - edible
cellulose/fibrous casings - not edible
polymer casings - Not edible
surface mould
common on European saugases
- purpose: further flavour/texture development
- secretes:
-> proteases: ammonia, short peptide generation
-> lipases: ketone/other oxidized lipids
- influences organoleptic properties
Filamentous fungi -> Penicillium naglgiovense, P. camemberti
mould - sensitive to smoke
dry and humidity - facilitates the growth of mould
- low temp and humidity: less mould growth
- high temp, humidity: aw stays too high, spoilage growth
concern: growth of mycotoxin
Benefits:
- protection - light oxidation
- metabolize peroxides - rancidity, by-products of bacterial growth
- facilitates more even drying
hydrogen peroxide
made by LAB
- heme - oxidized by O2 or H2O2
- green/gray/brown colour
- induce rancidity
- undesirable
- broken down by catalase
-> LAB: -ve
-> Kocuria, Staphylococcus: +ve
Rice polishing
- husk already removed
- rid of the bran and germ - create off-flavours
- more polishing = higher quality - more expensive
- less potential for off-flavours
Tane koji
- spores of Aspergillus oryzae
- green in colour
- start to grow on rice - becomes white
- mix lightly polished streamed rice w/ wood ash (higher pH environment) and mineral growth - induce sporulation
koji enzymes secrete alpha-amylase and glucoamylase -> breaks down the stretch to glucose
Traditional method
Moto: fermentation starter culture - koji + water + microbes + steamed rice
- spontaneous
- generated by LAB
- not yeast added
Modern method
- inoculated and spontaneous
- added as pure lactic acid
- yeast added
- Lactobacillus sakei
- acidity moto - prevent the growth of undesirable bacteria
- produce bacteriocins - further aid in preventing the growth of undesirable organism
semi-continous fermenation
- fermentation rate high at first - then declines
- with each addition of rice + koji to moromi -> rate inc, again
- concentration of inhibitory substance are diluted by half each time substrates are added -> ethanol, organic acid diluted and temperature is reduced
multiple parallel fermentation
Fermentation 1: koji amylases/glucoamylase break down starch to glucose
- saccharification
- Aspergillus enzymes - stable + present in moromi
Fermentation 2: Yeast consuming glucose t- produces alcohol
occurs simultaneously