Summary
Fillet, topside and rump from young bulls ("intervention beef") was frozen and stored at -12 or -24 deg C for up to three years. Large cuts, vacuum packed or wrapped in polyethylene pouches, were at different times cut into steaks which were vacuum packed and placed at -12 or -24 deg C. The quality of the beef was evaluated using the laboratory panel and the laboratory home panel. Average storage life is about 2 to 3 years. Detailed results are given.
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- Original title: Storage life of frozen beef.
- Record ID : 1996-1045
- Languages: English
- Source: For a Better Quality of Life. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration.
- Publication date: 1995/08/20
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- Themes: Meat and meat products
- Keywords: Meat; Time-temperature tolerance; Beef; Quality; Freezing; Storage life
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