• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.230-236
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• 2016

The study was carried out to evaluate the quality of commercial pork and beef jerky at a market in Korea. The amount of food additives, place of origin, meat content, microbiological and physicochemical characteristics were investigated in 46 different jerky samples. Meat contents of pork and beef jerky were 75.2~94.0% and 80.0~95.6%, respectively. Food additives, including sodium nitrite, potassium sorbate, and sodium erythorbate were mainly used in jerky. Pork jerky was processed from domestic pork, and beef jerky was mostly processed from imported beef from the USA, Australia, or New Zealand. Pork jerky contained $23.82{\pm}5.74%$ moisture, $37.86{\pm}7.05%$ crude protein, $6.16{\pm}4.91%$ crude fat, and $4.6.87{\pm}1.76%$ crude ash. Beef jerky contained $26.64{\pm}5.21%$ moisture, $41.36{\pm}3.50%$ crude protein, $4.67{\pm}3.46%$ crude fat, and $7.21{\pm}1.91%$ crude ash. Water activity (Aw) of pork jerky was $0.73{\pm}0.09$ while that of beef jerky was $0.78{\pm}0.08$. Volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) content to jerky was 7.1~36.0 mg/100 g. There was no significant difference in the physicochemical composition of meat type (p<0.05). Coliform, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were not detected in pork or beef jerky, whereas yeast and molds were detected below $1.2{\times}10^1CFU/g$ in beef jerky samples.

• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.383-391
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• 2011

This study was conducted to investigate the applicability of gamma irradiation for improving the quality of paprika and Japanese apricot extract-treated nitrite free pork jerky. Pork jerky was gamma-irradiated at 0, 3, 5, 7 and 10 kGy and physiochemical properties such as proximate composition, 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBARS) values, color stability, texture, and sensory property were then evaluated. The results showed that the treatment of paprika and Japanese apricot extract to the pork jerky increased Hunter color value and texture property and at the same time decreased TBARS values. When gamma irradiated, natural pigment extract-treated pork jerky did not produce any change in its proximate composition (moisture, crude protein, crude lipid contents), and TBARS values. However, the redness (a-value) of pork jerky increased as the irradiation dose increased, whereas shear force of pork jerky was decreased. Sensory result showed that gamma irradiation induced to decrease the sensory scores. Therefore, these results suggest that gamma irradiation and the addition of paprika and Japanese apricot extracts could be an effective mean to improve color and texture of restructured pork jerky without use of nitrite.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.285-292
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• 2012

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of brine pre-soaking at different concentrations and drying time on the quality characteristics of pork jerky. The physicochemical properties of pork jerky including final moisture content, water activity ($a_w$), shear force, microstructure, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) values were investigated. The sensory attributes of pork jerky were evaluated and used as parameters for determining the optimum drying condition. The sliced pork samples were pre-soaked at salt concentrations ranging from 0 to 10% for 3 h and then dried at $70^{\circ}C$ for up to 10 h. The pre-soaked samples in the salt solution showed higher final moisture content than the control sample after drying for 10 h. The final moisture content of pork jerky increased with increasing salt concentrations. On the other hand, the water activity with regards to the pre-soaked samples in a 10% salt solution showed the lowest value for up to 8 h drying. The shear force values of pork jerky decreased with increasing salt concentration while the TBARS values of the samples increased with increasing salt concentrations. Sensory evaluation suggested that the color, flavor, juiciness, and tenderness of the pork jerky samples were improved by pre-soaking in a 2% salt solution and the highest likeability score of pork jerky among the samples were obtained by pre-soaking in a 2% salt solution prior to drying.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.341-347
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• 2012

The objective of this study was to investigate the combined effect of electron beam irradiation (EB) and onion peel extracts and selected flavorings on microbiological and sensory quality of pork jerky. Total aerobic bacteria were detected in the range of $3.87{\pm}0.30{\sim}4.60{\pm}0.12$ log CFU/g in all samples. Addition of both onion peel extract and flavoring showed the decrease of total aerobic bacterial count in pork jerky. No viable cells were observed after EB at 4 kGy. Sensory evaluation indicated that the EB-treated pork jerky with 0.5% barbecue flavoring did not show any difference in overall acceptability compared with the control. Therefore, combined use of EB with onion peel extracts and barbecue flavoring may enhance the safety of pork jerky with proper sensory quality.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.197-202
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• 2002

This study was carried out to investigate food additives, physico-chemical, sanitary state of the marketing jerky in domestic. The kind of sensory agents and food additives on the marketing jerky sample used 16~23 kinds, and the domestic processed by import beef was large number, but that domestic pork jerky was small number The moisture content on the import beef jerky were high, and crude protein on the import beef jerky and domestic pork jerky were high level, and crude fat on the domestic pork jerky were high, but crude ash on all jerky sample were similar level. Degree of saline on the import beef jerky was high, but the domestic beef jerky was low. The range of pH was 5.41~6.11, and that import beef jerky was little high, but the domestic beef jerky was low. Water activity value in pork jerky was 0.743, also had high, and domestic beef jerky was lowest than others jerky sample. Range of VBN value in jerky sample was 9.98~12.36mg%, and the range TBA value was 0.239~0.367, and that value showed difference in all jerky sample. The total general bacteria count of marketing jerky was 10$^3$~ 10$^4$ CFU/g, and import beef jerky was less higher than domestic beef and pork jerky.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.167-202
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• 2002

This study was carried out to investigate food additives, physico-chemical, sanitary state of the marketing jerky in domestic. The kind of sensory agents and food additives on the marketing jerky sample used 16~23 kinds, and the domestic processed by import beef was large number, but that domestic pork jerky was small number The moisture content on the import beef jerky were high, and crude protein on the import beef jerky and domestic pork jerky were high level, and crude fat on the domestic pork jerky were high, but crude ash on all jerky sample were similar level. Degree of saline on the import beef jerky was high, but the domestic beef jerky was low. The range of pH was 5.41~6.11, and that import beef jerky was little high, but the domestic beef jerky was low. Water activity value in pork jerky was 0.743, also had high, and domestic beef jerky was lowest than others jerky sample. Range of VBN value in jerky sample was 9.98~12.36mg%, and the range TBA value was 0.239~0.367, and that value showed difference in all jerky sample. The total general bacteria count of marketing jerky was 10$^3$~ 10$^4$ CFU/g, and import beef jerky was less higher than domestic beef and pork jerky.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.985-990
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• 2009

Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to determine the optimum drying conditions for pork jerky. The physicochemical properties of pork jerky, such as final moisture content, water activity (Aw), pH, and shear force were investigated. In addition, sensory characteristics of pork jerky were evaluated and were used as a parameter for determining the optimum condition. Pork jerky samples were dried at different temperatures between 40 to $80^{\circ}C$ for the time ranged from 0 to 10 hr. The predicted values for moisture content, Aw, and shear force of dried pork samples were in good agreement with the experimental values with correlation coefficients ($R^2$) of 0.95, 0.96, and 0.97, respectively. Both drying temperature and time significantly (p<0.01) affected moisture content, Aw, pH, and shear force and their interactions were also significant at p<0.01 except for Aw. RSM showed the optimum drying conditions for pork jerky, based on moisture content, shear force, and sensory evaluation to be oC$65-70^{\circ}C$ for 7-8 hr.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.930-937
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• 2010

This study was carried out to investigate the textural and sensory properties of pork jerky with differently added sources of tenderizer or humectant at final concentrations of 2 or 5% (v/w). Pork jerky treated with 5% glycerol, kiwi, or pineapple had lower moisture content and water activity than that of control pork jerky (p<0.05). The addition of tenderizer or humectant resulted in a lower shear force than that of control (p<0.05). The addition of 2 or 5% glycerol resulted in higher equilibrium moisture content (EMC) than other treatments, and addition of tenderizer or humectant produced a higher EMC than that of control (p<0.05). Furthermore, addition of pineapple and kiwi to the samples affected the structures of the myosin heavy chain and the actin filaments of myofibrillar protein, respectively. Trained panel sensory evaluations indicated that pineapple enhanced the flavor score, whereas tenderness score was improved by the addition of tenderizer or humectant (p<0.05).

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.389-395
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of crude protease from Bacillus polyfermenticus SCD and marination time on quality of pork and beef jerky. Neither pork nor beef jerky showed a significant difference in pH among all treatments, and each protease was found to have a greater effect on the color of beef jerky. The hardness was significantly lower in all jerky treated with each protease, however the textural properties of jerky were not significantly different with regard to marination times. Water content was not affected by protease addition or marination times, however the water activity was lower in jerky treated with protease. The rehydration capacity of pork jerky was higher in jerky treated with protease, whereas that of beef jerky was higher in jerky dried after tumbled and held for 24 hr. Sensory characteristics were higher in jerky treated with protease, not affected by holding time after marinated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.81-86
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• 2007

This study was conducted to evaluate the quality characteristics of pork jerky added with the extracts of paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) and Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.). Color stability, lipid oxidation, texture, and consumer acceptability of the pork jerky were also compared before and after storage of 70 days. The pork jerky added with 0.5% paprika extract and 3.5% Japanese apricot extract had the highest score for overall acceptability. The redness (a-value) of the pork jerky added with the natural extracts had a similar level as the one with nitrite. The extracts of paprika and Japanese apricot were also effective in inhibiting the lipid oxidation of the pork jerky during storage. In texture measurement, the total shear force of the natural extracts-treated sample was lower than that of control (the natural extracts-untreated samples). All sensory properties of the pork jerky were significantly (p<0.05) improved by the addition of the natural extracts. The results of this study indicated that the extracts of paprika and Japanese apricot could be used as natural agents for retarding color and lipid oxidations.