Porcine Blood Cell Concentrates for Food Products: Hygiene, Composition, and Preservation

Authors: Nowak, Bernhard1; von Mueffling, Theda1

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 69, Number 9, September 2006 , pp. 2183-2192(10)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

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Abstract:

The objective of this study was to determine whether porcine blood cell concentrates (BCC) can be produced and stored using hygienic measures independent of the temperature acting upon the substrate. A number of additives widely accepted by the consumer (NaCl, sugars, food-grade acids) were used to form so-called hurdles (water activity [aw], pH) to spoilage, and their impact was tested on microbiological and sensory parameters of the BCC. BCC, whole blood, plasma, and the antico-agulant were collected on 23 days in a slaughterhouse. The BCC with the additives were stored for 27 days at +3°C and at +20°C. Microbiological and chemical tests were carried out on the raw materials, and aw and the pH values of the stored BCC combinations were determined; the combinations were also submitted to sensory testing. The amounts of protein (33.4%) and hemoglobin (29.5 g/dl) in the BCC were significantly higher than in whole blood (19.4%; 13.8 g/dl). The mean total aerobic plate count was similar in all three substrates. However, the highest count (4.83 log CFU/g) was found in BCC; the count was lower in whole blood (4.62 log CFU/g) and lowest in plasma (4.22 log CFU/g). Storability (defined as a count of <5 log CFU/g) for 27 days at +20°C was achieved only with two additive types: 15% NaCl and 10% NaCl plus 10% glucose plus 1% of a food-grade acid. Spoilage of the BCC was inhibited by an aw of 0.824 (with 15% NaCl) and by the combination of aw 0.87 and a pH of 5 (with 10% NaCl, 10% sugar, 1% acid). Both substrates retained their red color and fresh odor over the entire storage time.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany

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