The effect of Anoch vegetable oil on increasing the storage time and quality characteristics of turkey nuggets

Fatemeh Touzandehjani¹

1) Student of Food Science and Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Karaj

IOI Code : AAGF-ABCEHK
Publication : 9th International Conference on Applied Researches in Science & Engineering (carseconf.com/9th)
Abstract :
    Nowadays, the demand for functional meat products, both ready-made and semi-ready, is increasing in order to maintain the health of consumers. Since this category of food is highly perishable, therefore, their long-term storage, due to its beneficial effects and high nutritional value, can also have a preservative effect on the final quality of the product through the antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds of vegetable oils. For this reason, among meat products, turkey nuggets are known as one of the most popular products in this group due to their good taste and crispy texture. Therefore, in this study, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75% of Anoch vegetable oil in turkey nuggets were investigated for 14 days at 4 degrees Celsius with the aim of producing a functional product, and the results showed that different concentrations of Anoch vegetable oil have significant effects on reducing the microbial load of the final product with increasing storage time. Also, from the point of view of physicochemical properties, there was a significant upward trend in the percentage of oil and peroxide value, and a significant downward trend in the percentage of moisture compared to the control treatment. Also, the results of the sensory evaluation of this study showed that the treatment containing Anoch vegetable oil has a higher importance and desirability than the control treatment. Therefore, it can be admitted that Anoch vegetable oil in the formulation of turkey nugget compared to the control sample, in addition to increasing the shelf life of the final product, can be useful as a functional by-product with high nutritional value for the improvement of patients.

Keywords : anoch vegetable oil peroxide number pragmatic products turkey nuggets