Abstract

URBANI, Valeria; BIOLATTO, A.  and  PALLADINO, M.. Influencia de la dieta con taninos y del almacenamiento refrigerado sobre la calidad sensorial del músculo semitendinosus cocido sous-vide de vaca de refugo. RIA. Rev. investig. agropecu. [online]. 2022, vol.48, n.3, pp.261-266.  Epub Nov 16, 2022. ISSN 1669-2314.

In Argentina, the cull cow category is considered a by-product and It is sold at a low Price. However, 50% of the kilograms sold of the current national production of beef correspond to the female category. This situation carries the livestock sector to look for an opportunity to generate alternatives to obtain obtaining products that increase the value of this bovine category. Tannins are polyphenolic compounds of vegetable origins used as forage or as a supplement in bovine production. They allow to improve daily weight increase, they are natural additives and they do not have restrictions when they are used like others have. In the diets supplied to ruminants tannins They could have a positive impact on the quality of the meat. On the other hand, in response to consumer demand for ready-to-eat food, one of the options used by industry is the sous vide process (SV), which consists in “vacuum cooking” followed by refrigerated storage which allows to add a huge value to the product. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tannin supplementation in the cull cow diet and the length of refrigerated storage on the sensory attributes in the semitendinosus muscle (SD) processed through SV cooking technology. Two treatments were carried out, supplementation with tannins (SCT): sorghum silage with energy / protein supplementation of quebracho (Schinopsis balansae) tannins 2 g/100 g dry matter and supplementation without tannins (SST): sorghum silage with energy / protein supplementation without tannins. In each treatment, 12 Hereford cull cows were used and after they reached the desired body condition (6 mm EGD) they were slaughtered in a local slaughterhouse. SD muscles from left side were removed and frozen. For SV processing, SD muscles were thawed (1 ± 0.5°C), conditioned and vacuum packed in bags suitable for cooking. Cooking was carried out in an autoclave until 70°C - 2 min were reached at the product minimum treatment point (PMT). Subsequently, refrigerated storage (1 ± 0.5°C) was carried out for 0, 7, 14 and 21 days. The sensory profile was made through a quantitative descriptive analysis and the results were analyzed statistically for two-factors variance and Tukey’s mean comparison test (level of significance of 0,05). Flavor, aroma, connective tissue and juiciness were not affected (P>0,05). The interaction between supplementation and refrigerated storage time was significant for initial and sustained tenderness attributes. However, no differences were observed between initial and final refrigerated storage time on initial and sustained tenderness. In general, during all the refrigerated storage time, the cooked beef flavor and aroma scores were kept between 4 and 5.

Keywords : supplementation; cooking process; sorghum silage; sensory attributes.

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