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Effect of preservatives on the sensory properties of ham
Bělohoubková, Tereza ; Hudečková, Helena (referee) ; Mikulíková, Renata (advisor)
The Master’s thesis contemplates the effect of additives on sensory properties of ham. The theoretical part incorporates history of meat product preservation and characterization of ham from legislative and compositional point of view. Technological ham making process in the Czech republic as well as worldwide and nutritional value of cooked ham are described. Further on the thesis contains a description of traditional and new sensory evaluation methods. Discussion of current solution of the issue concludes the theoretical part. In the practical part technological highest standard ham making process was optimalized, without the use of industrial manufacturing devices. Samples of ham containing nitrite salting mix and sodium nitrate along with a ham sample without the additon of preservatives were prepared. Total content of moisture, proteins, ash and fats was determined in these samples by regular standardized methods, that were statistically compared by paired test or analysis of variance (ANOVA) with results obtained by FoodScanTM instrument. Fatty acids content was determined by gas chromatography with FID detector in samples containing additives and a sample without additives. Effect of additive adittion in ham on nutritional characteristics, fatty acids content and on concentration of TBARS (lipid oxidation products) was investigated. Within sensory analysis effect of additives on sensory properties of ham was studied by CATA method. Sensory panel consisted of consumers. In the first sensory analysis of ham samples with addition of preservatives (nitrite salting mix, sodium nitrate, sodium acetate and sodium lactate) consumers picked ham containing nitrite salting mix as the most acceptable. The chosen sample served as a base for the second sensory analysis of samples containing antioxidants (sodium erythorbate, butylhydroxyanisole, butylhydroxytoluene, sodium ascorbate) and stabilizers (sodium hydrogen phosphate and potassium phosphate). In the second sensory analysis the consumers had difficulty distinguishing the samples. Part of the sensory analysis was a marketing research and a study of ham additives perception from a consumer’s point of view.
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