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Evaluation of Antioxidant Effects of Raisin Paste in Cooked Ground Beef, Pork, and Chicken

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  The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible antioxidant activity of raisin paste added to raw ground beef, pork, or chicken before cooking to 163 °C. Samples were held at 2 °C for up to 14 d. TBA values were measured using a distillation method, to avoid yellow color interference found in “wet” TBA methods. Sample meat flavor intensity, rancid flavor intensity, and raisin flavor intensity were evaluated by a trained panel (n = 6). Addition of raisin paste lowered (p < 0.05) TBA values and decreased panel scores for rancid flavor scores of all meat samples in a concentration-dependent manner. Highest antioxidant effects were obtained with a minimum of 1.5%, 2.0%, or 2.0% raisin paste in cooked ground beef, pork, or chicken, respectively. There was a high correlation (0.93, 0.94, 0.94) between TBA values and sensory rancid flavor scores in beef, pork, and chicken samples respectively. Addition of a reducing sugar (glucose) was nearly as effective as raisins for maintenance of low TBA values and rancid flavor scores, probably due to antioxidant effects of Maillard browning products. There was no detectable raisin flavor in cooked ground beef samples with added raisins. However, all meats with added glucose had a higher raisin flavor intensity score than controls, indicating that panelists associated sweetness with raisin flavor. Maillard browning (sample darkening) was evident after cooking of ground chicken with either raisins or glucose.

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The relatively high concentration of phenolic flavonoids in wines, grapes, green tea, and berry extracts contributes powerful antioxidant properties that may be beneficial by reducing oxidative reactions deleterious to health. Our data showed that polyphenolic compounds in red wine and grapes strongly inhibit the oxidation of human low-density lipoproteins (LDL), a reaction that initiates atherosclerosis and heart diseases. Marked variations were found in antioxidant activity of rosemary, green tea, and berry extracts in different lipid systems. These variations are attributed to differences in partition between phases in various lipid systems. The activities of natural antioxidants are thus very system dependent and their effectiveness in different real food systems is difficult to predict. In addition to preventing LDL oxidation, plant flavonoids may reduce the thrombotic tendencies and inflammatory reactions in the body. The antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds in wine, grapes, green tea, and berry extracts supports the epidemiological evidence that fruits and vegetables may have a cardioprotective effect. More research is needed however to relate the extensive in vitro studies showing the potent antioxidant activities of flavonoids to their potential health effects in the diet.Antioxidantien in Nahrungsmitteln und Phytochemikalien: Gegenwart und Perspektiven.Die relativ hohen Konzentrationen von phenolischen Flavonoiden in Wein, Trauben, grünem Tee und Beerenextrakten steuern starke antioxidative Eigenschaften bei, die hilfreich bei der Reduktion von gesundheitsschädlichen Oxidationsreaktionen sein könnten. Unsere Daten zeigten, daß polyphenolische Komponenten in rotem Wein und in Trauben die Oxidation des menschlichen low-density lipoproteins (LDL) — eine Reaktion, welche Atherosklerose und Herzerkrankungen initiiert — auf das Stärkste verhindern. Besondere Abweichungen wurden in der antioxidativen Aktivität von Rosmarin, grünem Tee und Beerenextrakten in verschiedenen Lipidsystemen gefunden. Diese Abweichungen werden den Unterschieden im Verteilungsverhalten zwischen verschiedenen Lipidsystemen zugeschrieben. Die Aktivität von natürlichen Antioxidantien ist daher sehr systemabhängig, und ihre Aktivität in verschiedenen Lebensmittelsystemen ist schwer vorherzusagen. Zusätzlich zur Verhinderung der LDL-Oxidation können pflanzliche Flavonoide die thrombotischen Eigenschaften und Entzündungsreaktionen im Körper vermindern. Die antioxidative Aktivität von phenolischen Komponenten in Wein, Trauben, grünem Tee und Beerenextrakten bestärkt den epidemiologischen Befund, daß Obst und Gemüse einen cardioprotectiven Effekt haben. Mehr Forschung wird jedoch benötigt, um die Ausmaße der extensiven In-vitro-Studien zu erkennen, welche die antioxidativen Auswirkungen von Flavonoiden und ihren potentiellen gesundheitsfördernden Effekt in der Ernährung zeigen.
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The 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) test is widely used for measuring rancidity in foods. It is based on the colorimetric determination of a pink chromogen which is formed by reaction between TBA and TBA reactive substances (TBARS). Besides malonaldehyde (MA) many other substances have been reported to react with TBA. The formation of formaldehyde (FA) from the trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) decomposition in sea fish has been extensively studied. Considering that FA reacts with the TBA forming a white precipitate or cloudiness the interference of FA with TBA test is studied concluding that FA contents over 25 μg ml−1 extract interfere with the colorimetric determination during the storage of frozen blocks of Patagonian hake (Merluccius hubbsi) filleted and minced.
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SUMMARY –Conditions leading to the development of warmed-over flavor in uncured cooked meat were studied. Beef muscle which had been thoroughly extracted with water did not develop warmed-over flavor indicating that the substance responsible for initiating the reaction was water soluble. A water extract from muscle tissue was fractionated by dialysis and column chromatography, and the various fractions were added back to water-extracted tissue. The development of warmed-over flavor in this system was followed by TBA analysis and odor evaluation. Heme compounds were found to have little effect on the development of warmed-over flavor in this system. The reaction was apparently catalyzed by ferrous iron and ascorbate. It is considered that ascorbic acid functions by keeping at least a portion of the iron in the ferrous state. At higher levels ascorbic acid inhibited the reaction, possibly by upsetting a balance between ferrous and ferric iron.
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Antioxidative effect of honey-lysine Maillard reaction products (MRPs) was verified in a linoleic acid emulsion and a separate study was conducted comparing the antioxidative effects of direct honey addition to addition of preformed MRPs to meat. Antioxidative effects were measured using the TBA analysis and hexanal content in turkey. Antioxidative effects increased with increasing levels of MRP or honey addition to meat. Addition of honey to meat had a greater antioxidative effect than adding synthesized MRP to turkey. It is possible that meat with honey added had a greater antioxidative effect compared to MRP addition due to a better dispersion or solubility of the MRP formed in meat during heating.
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The antioxidative activity and scavenging effects on active oxygen of Maillard reaction products (MRP) prepared by heating xylose and lysine (XL) at a molar ratio 1:2 and pH 9.0 for 1.5 h (XL-1 to XL-5) were investigated. The antioxidative activity and browning intensity of XL MRP increased with increasing duration of reaction, but XL-1 and XL-2 MRP showed greater reducing power than other samples (P < 0.05). All XL MRP showed scavenging activity on 1,1-diphenyl–2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. XL-1, XL-2 and XL-3 MRP exhibited about 50% reduction in absorbance of superoxide. Scavenging effects of XL MRP on DPPH radical and superoxide were markedly decreased after decolorization with Sep-Pak Cartridge C18, indicating that the browning pigment might contain components that can scavenge superoxide or donate hydrogen atoms. The electron paramagnetic resonance spectra indicated that XL MRP had scavenging activity on the hydroxyl radical; this scavenging effect depended on dose (r = 0.99) and increased with increasing duration of reaction. Based on these data, the antioxidative activity of XL MRP may be attributed to the combined effects of reducing power, donation of hydrogen atoms and scavenging of active oxygen.
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SUMMARY2-Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values of raw pork were determined by distillation and extraction methods and those of raw beef were determined by the latter method during storage at 4° and –20°C. TBA values of these tissues were low compared to values usually reported for cooked tissue from these animals in similar environments. There were significant animal differences in TBA values of beef and pork; there were significant changes in TBA values of these tissues during storage at 4°C, but changes during storage at –20°C were insignificant. pH and TBA values were inversely related. Mathematical relationships between TBA values of pork and beef during storage at 4°C. between TBA values and pH and between results obtained by the two procedures for determining TBA values of pork during storage are discussed. The extraction method is an acceptable method for determining TBA values and is easier to use than the distillation method. The TBA test has limited use for meat samples that have been frozen.
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The effects of triglycerides and phospholipids on development of warmed-over flavor (WOF) in cooked meat was studied using model systems from beef and from chicken dark and light meat. Triglycerides, total lipids, total phospholipids, phosphatidyl choline (PC) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) were added back to the lipid extracted muscle fibers in each system and WOF development was followed by the TBA test and taste panel scores after heating to 70°C and holding at 4°C for 48 hr. Total phospholipids, especially PE, were shown to be the major contributors to development of WOF in cooked meat. The triglycerides enhanced development of WOF only when combined with the phospholipids (as total lipids). Phosphatidyl choline (PC) did not influence WOF in the model system. Changes in the PUFAs of the phospholipids were shown to be related to development of WOF in cooked meat. Addition of 156 ppm of nitrite significantly (P < 0.01) reduced TBA numbers and prevented development of WOF.
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Fruits and vegetables may contain components that exert antimicrobial effects. In this study, beef jerky formulated with 15% raisins produced conditions inhibitory to pathogenic bacteria by decreasing pH to 5.4 and aw to 0.64. Storage of vacuum-packaged raisin-beef-jerky (10-wk; 30 °C) resulted in a further decrease to pH 4.5 and aw to 0.62. The antioxidant potential was increased by over 600%. The product received favorable sensory ratings for appearance, texture, and flavor, comparable to the non-raisin control. Raisins in ready-to-eat meats such as jerky produce a lower fat, higher fiber product with antimicrobial capability and increased antioxidant potential, thereby providing a potentially safer, healthier alternative to traditional meat snacks.
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Nondialyzable model Maillard reaction products (MRPs) were synthesized by reacting L-lysine with D-glucose, D-fructose, and D-ribose under different conditions of reaction time, temperature, pH, and water activity (aw). Five experiments common to all three models yielding greater than 0.5g of MRPs were assessed for antioxidant activity. All MRPs exhibited detectable, but variable, non site-specific hydroxyl radical (·OH) scavenging activity (30–90%) in the deoxyribose assay. MRPs derived from a ribose-lysine study showed the highest ·OH scavenging activity (80–90%) in both deoxyribose and DNA nicking assays. All MRPs at higher concentrations (0.2 mg/mL) decreased lipid peroxidation in linoleic acid emulsions. Relative effectiveness of different MRPs to scavenge free radicals can vary with reaction conditions and substrates.
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An improved distillation method is described for the quantitative determination of malonaldehyde in foods containing oxidized fats. The procedure is compared with other methods in current use for the determination of malonaldehyde. A high correlation of TBA numbers with rancid odor in cooked meats was established.
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Sugar, nonvolatile acid, mineral, and UV spectral profiles were determined for seven commercial fruit juice concentrates—‘hard’ pear, ‘soft’ pear, white grape, pineapple, prune, fig and raisin—and three sweeteners—invert beet, invert cane and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Sugar and nonvolatile acids were quantitated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Sugar analyses included glucose, fructose, sucrose and sorbitol content and nonvolatile acid determinations included quinic, malic, citric, tartaric, shikimic, and fumaric acids. l-Malic content was also determined by enzymic procedures. Mineral composition was measured by induction coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP). Fruit juice concentrates and sweeteners have characteristic compositional profiles that are useful for evaluating juice quality and authenticity.
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The effect of oxygen level (20, 40, 60 and 80%) in modified atmospheres on the oxymyoglobin content of intact and minced beef (M. semimembranosus, SM) was evaluated. There was no significant difference in the oxymyoglobin content of minced SM stored for up to 4 days in modified atmosphere packs containing 20, 40, 60 or 80% O(2). After 7 days, oxymyoglobin in minced SM decreased significantly (P⩽0.05) with decreasing oxygen level but by day 10 all samples had similarly low oxymyoglobin contents. Lipid oxidation increased significantly (P⩽0.05) between day 7 and 10 of storage in minced SM stored in modified atmospheres containing 40, 60 or 80% O(2). Oxymyoglobin and lipid oxidation occurred in intact SM but the extent of oxidation was lower than for minced SM. Exogenous α-tocopherol, dispersed in olive oil and added to minced SM (300 and 3000 mg α-tocopherol/kg lipid), had no significant effect on Hunter 'a' values when the samples were stored in low (20%) or high (80%) oxygen atmospheres. Exogenous α-tocopherol addition led to a significant reduction in lipid oxidation (P⩽0.05) in minced SM stored in high but not in low oxygen atmospheres.
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When lipid oxidation is evaluated in freeze-dried beef, a yellow 450-nm-absorbing pigment develops during the 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) assay. TBA analysis and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were applied to measure oxidative changes in salted freeze-dried beef patties (15% fat) initially during storage at 49°C. The TBA pink pigment (λ(max)=532 nm) was most pronounced in unstored salted freeze-dried beef, and yellow pigment (λ(max)=450 nm) predominated in stored samples. An in vitro study of TBA reactivity of different aldehydes, known to be secondary lipid oxidation products, showed that alkanals and alk-2-enals favored TBARS(450) formation, while alka-2,4-dienals favored TBARS(532). Values of TBARS(450) from 95°C TBA incubation were lower than those from 25°C incubation (P<0.05), indicating that the yellow chromophore from the aldehyde-TBA complex was less thermally stable than the pink pigment. 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, an aldehyde produced from Maillard reaction, also produced strong TBARS(450). Propional, butanal and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF), were tentatively identified in freeze-dried beef during accelerated storage at 49°C, and have the potential to yield TBARS @450.
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The pro-oxidant activities of metmyoglobin (Mb) and metal ions on the induction of lipid oxidation in raw and heated water-washed muscle systems from fish, turkey, chicken, pork, beef and lamb and during storage of these systems at 4°C, were investigated. Lipid oxidation was invariably faster in heated than in raw systems. In raw Mb-catalyzed systems, oxidation was slow over a 5-day period, except in fish, where significant (P < 0·05) increases in TBA values occurred; in contrast, significant (P < 0·05) increases in TBA values occurred in cooked fish, turkey, chicken and pork after 3 days of storage. Cooked beef and lamb, however, showed significant lipid oxidation only after 5 days of storage. Fe(2+) was found to be highly catalytic in cooked muscle. Cu(2+) and Co(2+) were less effective catalysts than Fe(2+); the overall pro-oxidant activity was in the order Fe(2+) > Cu(2+) > Co(2+) > Mb, and the susceptibility to lipid oxidation of the muscle systems was in the order: fish > turkey > chicken > pork > beef > lamb, probably reflecting the degree of unsaturation of the constituent triglyceride fractions.
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ABSTRACT: The quality of ground beef stored in high-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) (80% O2 and 20% CO2) was evaluated and compared to controls stored in oxygen-impermeable chubs. Patties were formed from the stored ground meat at d 1, 6, and 10. Color, microbial load, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) number, and sensory acceptability were measured. Patties from both treatments bloomed to red with a* values > 16. Aerobic plate counts increased to 9 × 105CFU/gby 10 d storage, but were not different (p < 0.05) between treatments. TBA number of high-oxygen samples increased to 2.1 after 10 d, compared to 0.8 for controls. The flavor of samples in high-oxygen were rated less desirable after 6 or 10 d.
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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses microsomal lipid peroxidation. Lipid peroxidation is a complex process known to occur in both plants and animals. It involves the formation and propagation of lipid radicals, the uptake of oxygen, a rearrangement of the double bonds in unsaturated lipids, and the eventual destruction of membrane lipids, producing a variety of breakdown products, including alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, and ethers. Biological membranes are often rich in unsaturated fatty acids and bathed in an oxygen-rich, metal-containing fluid. Lipid peroxidation begins with the abstraction of a hydrogen atom from an unsaturated fatty acid, resulting in the formation of a lipid radical. The formation of lipid endoperoxides in unsaturated fatty acids containing at least 3 methylene interrupted double bonds can lead to the formation of malondialdehyde as a breakdown product. Nonenzymic peroxidation of microsomal membranes also occurs and is probably mediated in part by endogenous hemoproteins and transition metals. The direct measurement of lipid hydroperoxides has an advantage over the thiobarbituric acid assay in that it permits a more accurate comparison of lipid peroxide levels in dissimilar lipid membranes.
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Malonaldehyde was applied once to the shaved backs of mice. After daily treatment with 0.1% croton oil, 52% of the mice had tumors at 30 wk. In the same experiment, other mice were treated once with β propiolactone, glycidaldehyde, or 7,12 dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA), and then daily with croton oil. These animals had 44, 40, and 95% tumors, respectively, at 30 wk. Twelve mg malonaldehyde applied daily proved toxic, sometimes fatally so. Five animals also had carcinomas of their internal organs. After daily treatment with 0.36 mg malonaldehyde, no animals died of carcinoma. The predicted reactivity of malonaldehyde was confirmed; after 1 hr, only 1.9% of the applied malonaldehyde was detectable. All skin treated with DMBA, benzo[a]pyrene, and 3 methylcholanthrene had increased malonaldehyde levels.
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Proanthocyanidins are supposed to have some therapeutical properties as antioxidants and antineoplasics. Most of the proanthocyanidins, however, are not commercialized since their separation from natural sources is either very expensive or not well-known. In this work, the feasibility of application of mixtures of carbon dioxide and alcohol under supercritical conditions for selective extraction of some phenolic compounds from grape seeds has been studied, among them some low polymerized proanthocyanidins, their main monomer units, (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin, and some low molecular weight phenolic compounds, like gallic acid. An analytical-scale supercritical fluid extractor, whose operation was previously optimized, was used to carry out the experiments. A commercial concentrate of complex phenols and tannins from grape seeds was subjected to supercritical extraction in order to find the best operation conditions before directly extracting defatted milled grape seeds. The solvent capacity was found to increase with pressure and with the amount of alcohol used as cosolvent as expected. Such variation in solvent capacity could be used for design of a selective separation process where individual phenolic compounds or groups of them could be obtained. HPLC coupled with two types of detectors, diode array and mass spectrometry, was used for tentative identification and quantification of complex phenols and tannins in the extracts and in the raw materials used for extraction.
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The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay is a commonly used method for the detection of lipid peroxidation. Malondialdehyde is formed as a result of lipid peroxidation and reacts with thiobarbituric acid to form a pink pigment that has an absorption maximum at 532 nm. Other compounds also react with thiobarbituric acid to form colored species that can interfere with this assay, but little is known about these interfering species. This is the first investigation using LC-MS and MS-MS to study the structures of the pink adduct as well as a common unstable yellow interference compound, which absorbs at 455 nm. Also, the presence of barbituric acid impurities in the thiobarbituric acid reagent was found to produce 1:1:1 thiobarbituric acid/malondialdehyde/barbituric acid and 2:1 barbituric acid/malondialdehyde adducts that absorbed at 513 and 490 nm, respectively, indicating that thiobarbituric acid should be purified before use.
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Antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and carotenoids have been reported to prevent the progression of experimentally induced cataracts. However, little is known of the effect of procyanidins, a powerful antioxidant, on cataract formation. This paper investigates the anticataract activity of grape seed extract (GSE, which contains 38.5% procyanidins) in hereditary cataractous rats (ICR/f rats). The ICR/f rats were fed a standard diet containing 0 or 0.213% GSE [0.082% procyanidins in the diet (w/w)] for 27 days. The GSE significantly prevented and postponed development of cataract formation by evaluation of slit lamp observations of the rats' eyes. Lens weight and malondialdehyde concentration in the lens and plasma cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide (ChE-OOH) level induced by CuSO4 were significantly lower in the GSE group compared with the control group. The rats were also fed for 14 days either the diet containing 0.085% procyanidin dimer to tetramer fraction (0.085% as the procyanidins), the diet containing 0.090% procyanidin pentamer to heptamer fraction (0.085% as the procyanidins), or the diet containing 0.093% procyanidin oligomers more than decamer fraction (0.085% as the procyanidins). The ChE-OOH levels in the procyanidin pentamer to heptamer and procyanidin oligomers more than decamer groups were significantly lower than in the procyanidin dimer to tetramer group. These results suggested that procyanidins and their antioxidative metabolites prevented the progression of cataract formation by their antioxidative action. The larger molecular procyanidins in the GSE might contribute this anticataract activity.
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