Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
ISSN: 2476-2059
Nagwa T Elsharawy
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Assuit University New Valley Branch
Egypt
Research Article
Quality Assessment of Nutritional Value and Safety of Different Meat
Author(s): Nagwa T Elsharawy, Ali Meawad Ahmad and Hosny A AbdelrahmanNagwa T Elsharawy, Ali Meawad Ahmad and Hosny A Abdelrahman
Objective: Study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and the microbiological quality of mutton, beef and camel meat. Methods: A total of 30 musculus Biceps femoris muscles (breed: Egyptian sheep, cattle; camel: male, one-day postmortem, muscle pH: 5.75-5.95, 250 g weight) were purchased from Ismailia city abattoir. The mean moisture, fat, protein and ash content for mutton were 73.4, 3.2, 22.3 and 1.1 respectively, for beef meat were 68.5, 12.2, 18.1 and 1.3 respectively and for camel meat were 75.8, 1.7, 21.3 and 1.2. Results: Meat chemical compositions of mutton and camel were significantly higher (P<0.05) than recorded for beef meat. The mean values of aerobic plate count for of mutton, beef and camel meat were 6.0, 5.6 and 4.5 Log CFU/g respectively. The mean values of total proteolytic counts for of mutton.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2476-2059.1000132