The effect of Co-60 irradiation to physiochemical properties of ground beef and pork with resveratrol
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of Cobalt-60 irradiation on the physicochemical properties of ground beef and ground pork when resveratrol was introduced. The pH and lipid oxidation through TBARS method were used as indicators. Results showed that irradiation had minimal effect to beef and pork samples, but after storage ground beef increased in pH; cooking prior to irradiation lowered pH after storage; and irradiation increased TBARS concentration of the samples.