A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Use of natural food/plant extracts: cloudberry (Rubus Chamaemorus), beetroot (Beta Vulgaris "Vulgaris") or willow herb (Epilobium angustifolium) to reduce lipid oxidation of cooked pork patties




AuthorsRey AI, Hopia A, Kivikari R, Kahkonen M

PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Publication year2005

JournalLWT - Food Science and Technology

Journal name in sourceLWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Journal acronymLWT-FOOD SCI TECHNOL

Volume38

Issue4

First page 363

Last page370

Number of pages8

ISSN0023-6438

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2004.06.010


Abstract
The antioxidant activity of plant extracts (100 and 500 mg/kg) from cloudberry, willow herb and beetroot on thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactive substances (TBARS) development and hexanal content of cooked pork patties was investigated. Pure quercetin, rutin and caffeic acid were tested in parallel for comparison. The most potent antioxidants on stabilizing oxidation were cloudberry extract and quercetin. The lowest antioxidant activity was found with the addition of pure rutin to the meat. Caffeic acid showed an intermediate activity. At a concentration of 100 mg/kg, beetroot and willow herb extracts showed an antioxidant activity on TBARS and hexanal contents similar to that observed for caffeic acid during 3 days of refrigerated display, while cloudberry extract was as potent as quercetin. At a concentration of 500 mg/kg, beetroot and willow herb extract stabilized hexanal production of cooked pork patties after 6 days of refrigerated storage in a way comparable to that observed for pure quercetin and cloudberry extract. TBARS numbers were well correlated with hexanal content in cooked pork patties on day 3 of refrigerated storage. However, hexanal production and TBARS numbers were not highly correlated in samples with the highest level of beetroot (500 mg/kg). Hexanal production was inhibited by the high level of beetroot, but TBARS production was not, perhaps because the red color of beetroot extract interfered with the determination of the pink TBA chromogen. (C) 2004 Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.



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