The effect of dietary vitamin E and controlled atmosphere packaging on the storage life of beef

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Greer ◽  
S. D. M. Jones ◽  
B. D. Dilts ◽  
W. M. Robertson

The effects of dietary vitamin E upon colour, bacteriology and case life of beef was examined following extended storage of longissimus thoracis (LT) muscle in vacuum or in anoxic atmospheres containing 100% CO2 The diets of treated steers were supplemented with 1000 IU of vitamin E animal−1 d−1 for 100 d. Animals were slaughtered in a research abattoir and after 24 h of postmortem aging the LT muscles were removed and assignedto a packaging treatment for storage for up to 11 wk at 2 °C. Rib-eye steaks were cut and displayed under simulated retail conditions to give a surface temperature of 6 °C after storage intervals of 0, 3, 6, 9 and 11 wk. Feeding treatment had no effect (P > 0.05) upon standard carcass and muscle quality traits or bacterial growth but increased carcass α-tocopherol levels from 2.89 µg g−1 in control animals to 5.18 µg g−1 in carcasses supplemented with vitamin E (P < 0.0001). The α-tocopherol concentration in LT muscles was unaffected (P > 0.05) by storage time for up to 11 wk in either packaging treatment. Dietary vitamin E increased a* values and reduced metmyoglobin accumulation after LT storage for up to 11 wk irrespective of package atmosphere. However, dietary vitamin E had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on the colour case life of steaks derived from the LT muscle after vacuum storage for 3 to 11 wk. Contrarily, vitamin E acted synergistically with the CO2 packaging treatment to produce an increase in colour case life from 2.7 (control) to 5.4 d (vitamin E) after 6 wk of LT storage and from 2.4 (control) to 4.0 d (vitamin E) after 9 wk of LT storage (P < 0.0001). In combination with anoxic, CO2 packaging, dietary vitamin E may play a role in assuring beef colour stability following extended periods of storage necessary for fresh beef export. Key words: Vitamin E, packaging, beef storage

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 564-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Trefan ◽  
L. Bünger ◽  
J. Rooke ◽  
J. Blom-Hansen ◽  
B. Salmi ◽  
...  

Abstract. A meta-analysis was carried out to quantify the effects of dietary vitamin E and storage conditions on colour changes of pork from M. longissimus dorsi. After standardisation procedures, redness of pork (CIE colour specification a*), one of the most important objective colour attributes, was used as an indicator for colour changes in this analysis. The analysis was based on results from five experiments, which met selection criteria. Analysis of changes of other objective colour attributes, lightness (L*) and yellowness (b*) was not possible due to lack of published data. The statistical analysis (using mixed models) found significant effects of tissue α-tocopherol concentration in M. longissimus dorsi, simplified supplemented vitamin E levels as well as storage time and storage light on redness of pork and its changes over time. The relationship between redness and α-tocopherol concentration was found to be linear, and between redness and storage time was non-linear (third degree polynomial) in one model. This model suggested that an increase of 1 μg of α-tocopherol in the muscle led to an expected increase a* value of 0.11. Another model identified significant interactions about 0.28 between α-tocopherol concentration and storage time in late storage periods. A third model found a significant difference of −0.48 between predicted a* values at lower (≤50 IU/kg feed) and higher supplemented vitamin E levels (≥100 IU/kg feed). The models predicted an initial increase for 3 days, a stable period for 5 days and then a decrease for a* values over storage time. The a* values were significantly lower by about 1.4 when samples were exposed to light in the models, the effect of light found to be constant over time. Further studies, carried out with standardized methods, are needed to increase the predictive power of the derived models and to validate the models for other muscles.


2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 388-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Skřivan ◽  
I. Bubancová ◽  
M. Marounek ◽  
G. Dlouhá

The effect of supplementing dietary selenium (Se) and vitamin E was investigated in 330 24-week-old laying hens. The hens were fed a basal diet containing Se and &alpha;-tocopherol at 0.11 and 26 mg/kg, respectively, or a diet supplemented with Se at 0.3 mg/kg and vitamin E between 0 and 625 mg/kg. Se was supplied as Se-methionine or sodium selenite. The eggs were collected for analysis during the third, seventh and eleventh weeks of the experiment. Supplementation of either form of Se significantly increased the Se concentration in egg yolks and whites, with a more pronounced effect caused by Se-methionine. The egg yolk &alpha;-tocopherol concentration paralleled the dietary &alpha;-tocopherol concentration. At a high dietary &alpha;-tocopherol concentration (632 mg/kg), the retinol content in egg yolks from hens fed Se-methionine increased significantly. Supplementation of Se-methionine significantly increased the &alpha;-tocopherol content in the eggs in the third and seventh weeks of the experiment. A moderate decrease in yolk cholesterol was observed in hens fed Se-methionine and &alpha;-tocopherol at 119 mg/kg. The concentration of products from lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, TBARS) in egg yolks increased marginally during the refrigerated storage of the eggs for 2 weeks. The effect of dietary vitamin E on TBARS formation was generally small, although a more significant effect was observed at the highest dose tested.


Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1409
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Xuemei Ding ◽  
Shiping Bai ◽  
Jianping Wang ◽  
Qiufeng Zeng ◽  
...  

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of broiler breeder dietary vitamin E and egg storage time on the egg characteristics, hatchability, and antioxidant status of the egg yolks and newly hatched chicks. A total of 512 71-week-old Ross 308 breeder hens were fed the same basic diets containing 6 or 100 mg/kg vitamin E for 12 weeks. During this time, a total of 1532, 1464, and 1316 eggs were independently collected at weeks 8, 10, and 12, respectively, and subsequently stored for 0 or 14 d before hatching. The outcomes from three trials showed that prolonged egg storage time (14 vs. 0 d) negatively affected (p < 0.05) the egg characteristics, hatchability traits, and the yolk total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) (p < 0.05). Chicks derived from the stored eggs exhibited higher malonaldehyde (MDA) and T-AOC in the serum and yolk sac (p < 0.05). Broiler breeder dietary vitamin E (100 vs. 6 mg/kg) increased (p < 0.05) the hatchability and the antioxidant status of the yolks as indicated by a higher α-tocopherol content and T-AOC and lower MDA level (p < 0.05). The supplementation of vitamin E also remarkably increased (p < 0.05) the total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity (yolk sac, weeks 8 and 12) and T-AOC (serum, weeks 8, 10, and 12; yolk sac, weeks 8 and 12) and decreased (p < 0.05) the MDA content of chicks (yolk sac, week 10; serum, week 12). Interactions (p < 0.05) were found between the broiler breeder dietary vitamin E and egg storage time on the hatchability and antioxidant status of chick tissues. Broiler breeder dietary vitamin E (100 vs. 6 mg/kg) increased (p < 0.05) the hatchability and the T-AOC in the serum and liver of chicks, and decreased (p < 0.05) the early embryonic mortality and the MDA content in the yolk sacs of chicks derived from eggs stored for 14 d but not for 0 d. In conclusion, prolonged egg storage time (14 vs. 0 d) increased the embryonic mortality, decreased the hatchability, and impaired the antioxidant status of egg yolks and newly hatched chicks, while the addition of broiler breeder dietary vitamin E (100 vs. 6 mg/kg) could partly relieve these adverse impacts induced by long-term egg storage.


2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 618-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Atay ◽  
Ö. Gökdal ◽  
V. Eren ◽  
Ş. Çetiner ◽  
H. Yikilmaz

Abstract. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin E supplementation on performance, slaughter-carcass characteristics and meat quality traits of Karya male lambs. Lambs weaned approximately at 10 weeks of age were divided into two groups. After the 10 days adaptation period, control group (CG, n7) and vitamin E group (VEG, n=6) lambs were fed on with concentrates ad libitum and 100 g hay/lamb/day for 70 days. In addition the VEG received a supplement on concentrates of 45 mg/lamb/day vitamin E during the fattening period. The meat quality traits were determined using m. longissimus dorsi (LD) obtained from split between 12th and 13th ribs on both groups lambs. Daily gain and feed conversion efficiency were 259 g and 5.3 for CG and 266 g and 4.7 for VEG, respectively. There was no vitamin E supplementation effect on the average daily weight gain and feed conversion efficiency (P>0.05). However, VEG had 10.5 % higher feed conversion efficiency than control lambs. Slaughter and carcass characteristics of lambs were not significantly affected from vitamin E supplementation (P>0.05). There were no effects of vitamin E supplementation on lightness (L*), redness (a*), yellowness (b*) and pH during 12-day aerobic storage. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values at day 2 were not affected by the vitamin E treatment. However, TBARS values on day 4 and 8 (P<0.05), and day 12 (P<0.01) were higher in the CG than in the VEG. Although not significant, 10 % higher feed conversion efficiency in VEG animals might suggest that vitamin E supplementation is useful to improve fattening performance.


1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Charmley ◽  
J. W. G. Nicholson ◽  
J. A. Zee

Twenty-four mid-lactation Holstein cows of mixed parity were used in a 2 × 2 factorial design to examine the effects of vitamin E and Se supplementation on performance, levels of anti-oxidants in milk and resistance of milk to oxidation. Only a proportion of cows (25%) produced milk susceptible to oxidation; however, there was a trend (P = 0.11) toward reduced oxidized flavor when vitamin E was given. Milk production was increased when either vitamin E or Se were given alone (P = 0.056). Supplementation with 8000 IU dl-α-tocopheryl acetate d−1 approximately doubled α-tocopherol concentration in blood and milk (P < 0.001). Se supplementation with Se-enriched yeast at 5 mg d−1 increased Se levels in milk from 13.2 to 34.7 μg L−1 (P < 0.001). Key words: Vitamin E, tocopherol, selenium, milk, oxidized flavor, cow


1988 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 1814-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. SAARI CSALLANY ◽  
B. ZASPEL MENKEN ◽  
PAUL E. WAIBEL

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