In the last few years, consumers have started to realize that an unbalanced diet can cause the disruption of their metabolism and serious health problems. In their effort to live more healthily, they are demanding food enriched with scarce nutrients. The results of various studies show that selenium–enriched eggs with a defined selenium content may … [Read more…]
The quality of game meat is significantly influenced by the way in which the animal is treated after killing. The recommended way of treating mallard ducks is complete evisceration of the organs of the body cavity. The hygiene quality of meat may be assessed on the basis of changes in biogenic amine concentrations, an increase … [Read more…]
Biogenic amines are found in a large number of foodstuffs. Ingestion of a large quantity of biogenic amines in food may produce negative toxic symptoms in humans. Biogenic amine concentrations in meat are associated with the proliferation of contaminating microorganisms. An increasing concentration of biogenic amines serves as an indicator of the deteriorating hygiene quality … [Read more…]
Biogenic amines are a natural component of living organisms, though in foodstuffs they are primarily indicators of the degradation of proteins. Their formation in meat is frequently seen in connection with the action of contaminating microorganisms during food storage. This study focuses on the influence of various conditions, intravital factors (slaughtered or hunted pheasants) and … [Read more…]
The aim of this work was to analyze the microbiological quality of cooked meat products (ham salami and Spiš sausages) over their storage period. The analyses were focused on the determination of total viable counts of microorganisms, Enterobacteriaceae and coliforms. The results showed that the maximum growth of microorganisms occurred on storage day 21 (ham … [Read more…]