This study was conducted to investigate the effect of age on the oxidative stability of Hanwoo (Korean cattle) cow beef. The samples of M. longissimus dorsi from 65 and 133 months-old-Hanwoo cows (4 and 3 heads, respectively) were stored at 4±0.2℃ for 9 days. The proximate composition, total myoglobin content, pH value, water-holding capacity and drip loss were not significantly affected by age. At day 9 of storage, the lipid oxidation (2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) was significantly (p<0.05) higher in beef from 133 months-old-cows than 65 months-old-cows. Lower (p<0.05) oxymyoglobin concentration and R630-R580 value and higher (p<0.05) metmyoglobin concentration were observed in beef from 133 months-old-cows at day 9 of storage than 65 months-old-cows. The CIE a*, b* and C* values were significantly (p<0.05) lowered in beef from 133 months-old-cows at day 9 of storage than 65 months-old-cows. It could be concluded that old age decreased the lipid oxidation stability and myoglobin oxidation stability in Hanwoo cow beef.

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of parity on chemical composition and meat quality of Hanwoo cows (n=74, 2-15 years old). The beef loin and top round muscle samples were obtained and divided by 3 groups of parity numbers (G1, 0; G2, 1-3; G3, 4-9 times). Loin and top round from G1 had significantly higher intramuscular fat contents and lower protein contents than those from G3 (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in collagen contents among 3 parity groups (p>0.05). In meat color, G1 was higher in a* values for loin and higher in L* and a* values for top round muscle (p<0.05). The loin from G1 had significantly lower cooking loss (%) than G3, however, there was no significant difference in water holding capacity among 3 parity groups. For top round muscle, G3 had significantly higher Warner-Bratzler shear force values and lower water holding capacity values than G1 (p<0.05). In fatty acid composition, G1 had significantly higher C18:1n7 and C18:1n9 contents for loin, and it had significantly higher C16:1n7 and C18:1n7 contents for top round than those of the other groups (p<0.05). In free amino acid composition, alanine was highest and followed by glutamine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, proline, glycine, methionine. In conclusion, the parity conditions influenced on chemical composition and meat quality depending on different cut of Hanwoo cows, and the parity numbers were related with the age of cows.

본 연구는 피복물질로 말토덱스트린을 이용하여 미세캡슐화 공정을 코치닐색소와 녹차추출물에 적용하였을 때 각각의 기능성으로서 색도 및 DPPH radical 소거활성의 향상정도를 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 코치닐색소와 녹차추출물의 미세캡슐화 전과 후의 입자크기를 비교하여보면 평균 직경은 각각 127.50에서 45.5 μm, 274.90에서 5.48 μm로 작아졌으며 비표면적은 0.068에서 0.850 m2/g, 0.025에서 1.226 m2/g으로 증가하였다. 코치닐색소의 a값은 미세캡슐화 전의 27.76에서 후에는 48.96으로 증가하였으며 b값 또한 13.78에서 27.92로 크게 증가하였다. 녹차추출물의 미세캡슐화 전과 후의 DPPH radical 소거활성을 비교하여보면 23.59에서 31.03%로 증가하였으며 5%내에서 유의성차이를 보였다.

본 연구에서는 천연물질인 자몽종자추출물, 코치닐색소, 녹차추출물의 흥미첨가농도범위를 각각 0.02-0.08, 0.05-0.117 및 0.05-0.117%(w/w)로 놓았으며 혼합비율로서 혼합물 구조모형으로 설계하여 돈육포의 품질특성을 반응표면분석법으로 비교분석하였다. 색상 면에서 a값에서는 자몽종자추출물, 코치닐색소, 녹차추출물을 각각 0.02, 0.15 및 0.05%의 농도로 첨가 시 가장 높은 값인 14.5를 나타내었으며 천연물질을 첨가하지 않은 대조구는 7.9이었다. 60oC의 가속저장에서 대조구의 경우 저장 7일 후 TBA값의 증가정도는 80.20%이었으며 처리구 중 가장 작은 값을 보인 것은 자몽종자추출물, 코치닐색소, 녹차추출물의 농도가 각각 0.05, 0.05 및 0.10%에서 나타났으며 그때의 증가율은 16.44%이었다. 저장초기 천연첨가물질 혼합비율에 따라서 총 균수는 3.39-3.69 log CFU/g로 큰 차이는 없었으며 대조구의 3.41 log CFU/g과도 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 25oC의 저장에서 대조구의 경우는 7일 후 약간 증가하였으나 천연물질을 첨가한 경우에는 대부분 감소하였다.

This study was investigated the effects of marinating beef with thirteen different commercial vinegars on quality traits of Biceps femoris (BF) muscle of Hanwoo. Samples were divided into thirteen portions and injected with vinegar which was equivalent to 10% of the sample weight. The samples were all marinated for 15 hrs at 4℃ for experiments. The pH and cooking loss were tended to decrease (p<0.05) on all the vinegars and swollen rate was increased only on pomegranate vinegar. Shear force was decreased on all the thirteen commercial vinegars except persimmon vinegar. Most of commercial vinegars had influenced on water holding capacity, excluding omija-persimmon, pomegranate and grape vinegars. The yield was the greatest with the aloe-apple (p<0.05). Redness (a) was stable on aloe-apple and omija-persimmon vinegars. With an improvement of experimental design and process for future work, the results could be suggested to industrial utilization wherein low-quality meat could be improved by simple marination.

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of muscle part and aging period on free amino acids and aroma compounds of Hanwoo (Korean cattle) cow beef. The M. longissimus (ML) and M. semitendinosus (MS) from 101 mon-old-cows were aged at 2℃ for 14 d. The free amino acids concentration increased in both ML and MS on 14 d of aging. In ML, asparagine, glutamine, histidine, glycine, threonine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, leucine and lysine were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those in MS. Varieties of aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, hydrocarbons, nitrogen and sulfur compounds were detected in both ML and MS and majority of these compounds showed increasing trend on aging. The ML had higher 14 aldehydes (acetaldehyde, 2-methylpropanal, 3-methylbutanal, 2- methylbutanal, pentanal, hexanal, heptanal, E-2-heptanal, octanal, 2-octenal, 2-nonenal, E-2-decenal, E,E-2,4-decadienal and 2-undecenal), 5 ketones (2-propanone, 2,3-butanedione, 2-butanone, 2-heptanone and 2,3-octanedione), 4 alcohols (ethanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol and 1-octanol), 3 hydrocarbons (3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 3- methyldecane and 2,2-dimethyloctane) significantly (p<0.05) compared with MS. However, the MS had higher 5 nitrogen and sulfur compounds (methanethiol, dimethyldisulfide, fufural, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and 2-octylfuran) significantly (p<0.05) compared with ML.

The study was conducted to investigate the differences in the compounds responsible for volatile flavors in Hanwoo and imported fresh beef from Australia, United States and New Zealand. Different imported beef samples were prepared as Angus beef from Australia, United States and New Zealand and the cross beef from the United States. Significant differences (p<0.05) in hexanal, benzaldehyde, octanal, nonanal, nonenal, decanal, E-2-decenal, hexadecyloxirane, tetradecanal, 2,2-dideutero octadecanal, octadecanal, pentadecane, 2,5-dimethyl pyrazine, 4-methyl-2-propyl-furan, 2-hexylfuran, 2-butylfuran, 2- pentylfuran, 2-heptyl furan were observed between loin and eye of round from Hanwoo and imported beef (p<0.05). In loin muscles, various volatile compounds such as hexanal, heptanal, octanal, E-2-octenal, nonenal, E-2-decenal, E,E,2,4-decadienal, 2-undecenal, heptane, 2-butyl furan were found to be significantly higher in Hanwoo beef as compared to imported beef. However, in the round muscles of Hawnoo eye compounds that were observed to be significantly higher were pentanal, hexanal, heptanal, benzaldehyde, octanal, nonanal, E-2 -decenal, octadecanal, 2-furan methanol and 2-pentyl furan. Further study need to be determined if those volatile compounds can be used as a bio-marker to identify origins of beef.