Effect of Radiant Energy Vacuum on Physical and Microbial Properties of Beef Jerky

作     者：John Scott Church Carley Marie Maclntyre Wade Robert Archambault Paul Edward Moote Jason Laco Cochran Timothy Douglas Durance Jonathan Douglas Van Hamme 

作者机构：Department of Natural Resource Sciences Thompson Rivers University Kamloops British Columbia V2COC8 Canada Department of Biological Sciences Thompson Rivers University Kamloops British Columbia V2C0C8 Canada Department of Physical Sciences Thompson Rivers University Kamloops British Columbia V2COC8 Canada Department of Culinary Arts Thompson Rivers University Kamloops British Columbia V2COC8 Canada Department of Food Science University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia V6TIZ4 Canada 

出 版 物：《Journal of Food Science and Engineering》 (食品科学与工程（英文版）（美国）)

年 卷 期：2013年第3卷第1期

页      面：33-39页

学科分类：0832[工学-食品科学与工程（可授工学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 082503[工学-航空宇航制造工程] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术] 083203[工学-农产品加工及贮藏工程] 

主　　题：Microwave food safety dehydration preservation Listeria innocua beef jerky. 

摘      要：To test the feasibility of radiant energy vacuum （REV） dehydration, a technology that couples microwave cooking with vacuum pressure, on beef jerky preparation, the physical and microbial properties of the final jerky product was compared to conventional preparation methods. Physical characteristics assessed using puncture and shear tests of samples prepared using REV dehydration compared to the traditional method were not statistically different （P 〈 0.05）. Moisture content and water activity levels were also very similar between the two products, To test microbiological quality, samples were homogenized in a stomacher and a variety of 3 M Petrifilms were used to evaluate the microbial load. Raw beef harboured low numbers of microbes, but the post-marination pasteurization/smoking step used in both treatments eliminated all culturable microorganisms tested for. To further investigate the ability of REV dehydration to kill microbes, samples were spiked with Listeria innocua after the pasteurization/smoking step but prior to REV dehydration. Samples were taken at different time intervals for microbial enumeration, and a decimal reduction time of 1 min was calculated, with 99.99% of 1.98 × 10^7 CFU g^-1 Listeria being killed in five min. Improved drying times were observed for jerky samples prepared using the REV method offering potential energy savings during jerky preparation.