Share
IIR document
The TTT concept: a practical way to determine the shelf-life of meat products.
Author(s) : BÖGH-SÖRENSEN L.
Summary
The time-temperature-tolerance (TTT)-concept has been defined to assess the shelf life of frozen foods but is equally applicable for chilled foods. The basic knowledge related to this concept is presented. Then, from the many definitions of the word "shelf-life" the difficulties in determining its value in practice using either sensory evaluation or objective methods are reviewed. The great incidence of bacterial growth on the shelf-life of meat and meat products is highlightened and the product, process and packaging factors that influence shelf life are recapitulated. Since temperature in the chill chain is not constant the rule of additivity for chilled foods is discussed.
Available documents
Format PDF
Pages: 9 p.
Available
Public price
20 €
Member price*
Free
* Best rate depending on membership category (see the detailed benefits of individual and corporate memberships).
Details
- Original title: The TTT concept: a practical way to determine the shelf-life of meat products.
- Record ID : 1997-2237
- Languages: English
- Source: New Developments in Meat Refrigeration.
- Publication date: 1996/10
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
Links
See other articles from the proceedings (15)
See the conference proceedings
Indexing
-
Themes:
Packaging;
Meat and meat products - Keywords: Meat; Treatment; Temperature; Chilling; Quality; Meat product; Packaging; Storage life
-
Shelf-life prediction of meat and meat products.
- Author(s) : KANT MUERMANS M. L. T., STEKELENBURG F. K., ZWIETERING M. H., et al.
- Date : 1996
- Languages : English
- Source: Factors affecting the microbial quality of meat. 3. Cutting and further processing. Concerted Action CT94-1456.
View record
-
Effect of the cleaning control in air and surfa...
- Author(s) : SANCHEZ E., MARIN F., LÓPEZ GÓMEZ A.
- Date : 2007/08/21
- Languages : English
- Source: ICR 2007. Refrigeration Creates the Future. Proceedings of the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration.
- Formats : PDF
View record
-
Influence of modified atmosphere packaging on m...
- Author(s) : TORSTVEIT A. K., AUNE E. J., NORDTVEDT T. S., et al.
- Date : 1999/09/19
- Languages : English
- Source: 20th International Congress of Refrigeration: Refrigeration into the Third Millennium.
- Formats : PDF
View record
-
EFFECT OF SALT LEVEL AND COLD STORAGE TEMPERATU...
- Author(s) : PANERAS E. D., BLOUKAS J. G.
- Date : 1986/09/10
- Languages : English
- Formats : PDF
View record
-
Investigations on the occurrence of Listeria mo...
- Author(s) : KRÖCKEL L.
- Date : 2002/08/18
- Languages : English
View record