Meat Freezing

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the published research related to freezing of meat and poultry products. Among the aspects dealt with are: freezing rate, frozen storage temperature, frozen storage time, temperature fluctuations, thawing and packaging, and their influence on microbiology, storage life indicators, palatability, texture, histology, cooking properties, weight losses and chemical constitutents of red meat and poultry products.

The information is presented in an easy-to-use tabular form. Summaries of individual research reports and papers are divided into fourteen main sections. For each summary, the Factors Studied and Characteristics Evaluated are first identified. A concise, yet sufficiently detailed, description of the Purpose and Methodology is given, followed by Results and Comments. A general conclusion, interpretation or comment determined by the original authors, the authors of this book, or both is presented under the heading of General Comments, and each summary concludes with the complete reference citation.

Meat Freezing will serve as a useful source of information for those involved in research or conducting literature reviews in this area.

1;Front Cover;1 2;Meat Freezing: A Source Book;4 3;Copyright Page;5 4;Table of Contents;8 5;Foreword;6 6;Section 1. Fresh versus Frozen Meat;10 7;Section 2. Effects of Freezing Rates, Temperatures, Systems;26 8;Section 3. Effects of Frozen Storage Temperature;88 9;Section 4. Effects of Frozen Storage Time;100 10;Section 5. Combined Effects of Freezing Rate and Frozen Storage Temperature;174 11;Section 6. Combined Effects of Freezing Rate and Frozen Storage Time;182 12;Section 7. Combined Effects of Frozen Storage Temperatures and Times;202 13;Section 8. Combined Effects of Freezing Rate, Frozen Storage Temperature and Frozen Storage Time;238 14;Section 9. Temperature Fluctuations, Temperature Abuse, Freeze-Thaw Cycling;252 15;Section 10. Thawing Methods;268 16;Section 11. Frozen versus Thawed Meat, Thawed Meat in Combination with Other Factors;284 17;Section 12. Effects of Packaging;308 18;Section 13. Combined Effects of Packaging with Frozen Storage Temperature or Frozen Storage Time;316 19;Section 14. Miscellaneous;362 20;Subject Index;380