Structure, composition and quality are extremely important in the production of meat products, for which reason many additives that have a positive effect on the properties of meat products are used in meat production. The aim of this work was to verify the suitability of special PAS Calleja staining for the detection of selected hydrocolloids … [Read more…]
This paper describes the microstructure of whole-muscle meat products. It describes the microstructure of hams of the highest quality, choice hams, standard hams, and other whole-muscle products including dry-cured hams and poultry hams. The histological characterisation of pork ham of the highest quality and choice ham indicates that skeletal muscle forms demarcated areas connected by … [Read more…]
This study focused on the evaluation of morphometric histological changes in the muscles of chicken carcasses before and after two types of cold treatment. Air-spray chilling and the IQF (individual quick freezing) method were used. The diameter of the muscle fibres in breast and thigh muscles was measured. A statistically highly significant increase (P < … [Read more…]
This article describes the optimisation of the histological procedure for the analysis of bone tissue in meat products as evidence of mechanically separated meat (MSM). The results of the analysis of ten products show differences in the interpretation of results between the method of determining the number of bone fragments on ten sections and the … [Read more…]