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{"title":"Quality characteristics of frankfurters influenced by lard-based diacylglycerol containing catechin during storage at 4 °C.","authors":"Yuexin Li, Wenting Hui, Qian Liu, Qian Chen, Fangda Sun, Baohua Kong, Hui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109928","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Frankfurters formulated with either lard or diacylglycerol (DAG)-rich purified glycerolytic lard (PGL), with or without catechin, were vacuum-packed and stored at 4 °C for 28 days to evaluate their physicochemical and sensory properties. Results revealed that lard-based frankfurters exhibited significantly higher cooking loss (8.69 %) and released fat (0.63 %) compared to PGL-based frankfurters (5.13 % and 0.33 %) (P < 0.05). Over time, lard-based frankfurters experienced greater deterioration in color, texture, microstructure, and sensory quality, along with increased fat oxidation (0.18 to 1.54 mg/kg) and microbial growth (3.77 to 5.43 Log CFU/g) (P < 0.05). Notably, substituting lard with PGL significantly enhanced the L*-value, b*-value, texture, microstructure, and sensory quality during storage (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the inclusion of catechin in frankfurters further reduced cooking loss (8.69 to 6.74 % and 5.13 to 3.89 %) and released fat (0.63 to 0.54 % and 0.33 to 0.16 %) (P < 0.05) while improving color, texture, microstructure, and sensory quality (P < 0.05). Catechin also effectively inhibited fat oxidation (1.54 to 1.34 mg/kg and 1.86 to 1.51 mg/kg) and microbial growth (5.43 to 5.27 Log CFU/g and 5.37 to 5.09 Log CFU/g) in frankfurters during storage (P < 0.05). Overall, the incorporation of DAG and catechin improved the quality and shelf life of frankfurters during storage.</p>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"229 ","pages":"109928"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144803170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Umami and koku peptides in traditional meat products.","authors":"Leticia Mora, Fidel Toldrá","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Traditional meat products are highly valued all over the world and their attractiveness depends on socio-economical, ethical and religious factors as well as on their organoleptic properties that confer unique textural, gustatory, and olfactory characteristics. Taste compounds are closely related to protein degradation processes as hydrophilic metabolites such as amino acids, peptides and nucleotides are main contributors to final taste in traditional meat products. In this review, the generation of main compounds related to taste in traditional meat products are described, specially umami and koku peptides generated from the protein fraction during the traditional processing of these products. The use of certain peptides to enhance product taste and benefit human health is also highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"229 ","pages":"109917"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144815472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Discovery of potential involvement of protein lactylation during the development of pork quality","authors":"Chao Ma,&nbsp;Wangang Zhang,&nbsp;Lujuan Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109963","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109963","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lactate, as a glycolytic metabolite, is well known to be strongly associated with the development of fresh meat quality, yet little progress has been made regarding its significance in <em>postmortem</em> biochemical regulation. Our research last year identified for the first time in livestock meat science that lactate-derived protein lysine lactylation could occur in <em>postmortem</em> muscle. Propulsively, the current work aimed to provide a further overview of protein lactylation during muscle to meat conversion based on immunohistofluorescence with modification-specific proteomics profiling. Results demonstrated that, compared with 1 h <em>postmortem</em>, protein lactylation levels at 24 h <em>postmortem</em> responsive to lactate accumulation were notably higher, while no significant change was noted for the level of E1A binding protein p300 (p300), identified as a lactyltransferase. Meanwhile, p300 and lactylated proteins were broadly localized in the nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm of <em>postmortem</em> myocytes, especially presenting a remarkable enhancement of the cytoplasmic distribution at 24 h <em>postmortem</em>. More importantly, it was disclosed that energy metabolism and muscle contraction were the two most critical biochemical pathways mediated by lactylation modification during muscle to meat conversion. These emerging findings hold promise to contribute to a lactate-based <em>postmortem</em> biochemical theory for unraveling and controlling the development of meat quality, especially those quality-defective pork and poultry with typically high lactate levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109963"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of dietary allicin supplementation on meat quality, antioxidant enzymes, fiber characteristics, and flavor composition of Guizhou black goats.","authors":"Yong Long, Xiaomin Wu, Xiang Chen, Pramote Paengkoum, Yong Han, Yang Yang, Xin Wang, Jiafu Zhao, Shengyong Lu, Haolin Chen, Wen Xiao, Chaozhi Su, Song Wang, Chao Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109962","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the effect of allicin on the meat quality of Guizhou black male goats. Thirty-two male Guizhou black goats (18.28 ± 0.41 kg) were randomly divided into one of four groups in a completely randomized design (CRD): control (CON, without allicin), low allicin (L, 0.5 g/head/day), medium allicin (M, 0.75 g/head/day), and high allicin (H, 1 g/head/day), with 8 goats per group (n = 8). The findings indicate that allicin can improve meat quality traits, nutritional composition, antioxidant capacity in muscle, and muscle fiber properties. Moreover, allicin facilitated intramuscular fat (IMF) and inosine monophosphate (IMP) deposition by upregulating the mRNA expression of key IMF genes (fatty acid binding protein 4 [FABP4] and fatty acid synthase [FASN]) and IMP genes (adenylosuccinate lyase [ADSL] and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase [ATIC]). Allicin also improved the nutritional value of goat meat and its health benefits by modifying the fatty acid composition, amino acid profile, and volatile flavor compounds. Allicin enhanced goat meat quality by improving its color, tenderness, antioxidant capacity, flavor, umami, and health benefits. The optimal meat quality results were observed at an allicin supplementation level of 0.75 g/head/day. This suggests that allicin at this level could be a promising feed additive for improving meat quality in ruminants. Future studies should validate these findings in large-scale trials and explore the mechanisms underlying allicin's effects on goat meat quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"109962"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determination of Warner-Bratzler shear force thresholds for classifying meat tenderness of Kivircik lambs: A study in Türkiye","authors":"Bulent Ekiz,&nbsp;Pembe Dilara Kecici,&nbsp;Hulya Yalcintan","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109961","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109961","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aims of the study were to identify the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF) threshold value that corresponds to the transition from perceived tenderness to toughness in lamb meat through sensory panel evaluations, and to compare the classification performances of the threshold values determined using linear regression and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis methods. The study data comprised WBSF analysis results of the <em>longissimus thoracis et lumborum</em> muscle from 405 Kivircik lambs, along with tenderness scores determined by a trained sensory panel. WBSF threshold values were determined separately for the “panellists' sensory tenderness evaluation dataset (raw dataset; n=3049)” and the “mean score dataset created by averaging the tenderness scores given by the panellists for each lamb (individual lamb dataset; n=405)”. Higher classification accuracy was achieved in the mean score dataset compared to the individual score dataset using both linear regression and ROC analysis methods. The WBSF threshold value for the mean score dataset was determined as 40.9 N by ROC analysis and 48.0 N by linear regression analysis. The accuracy of these threshold values was calculated to be 82.2 % and 85.4 %, respectively. The threshold value based on ROC analysis provided higher sensitivity and negative predictive value, whereas the threshold value based on regression analysis was advantageous in terms of specificity and positive predictive value.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109961"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145079263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Carcass and meat quality and innovation in fresh meat industry","authors":"Jørgen Kongsro,&nbsp;Theodor E.B. Skramstad,&nbsp;Ole Alvseike","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109960","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109960","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The meat industry faces the challenge of meeting rising global demand while adhering to sustainability and ethical standards. This paper examines the critical role of innovative technologies in the fresh meat industry. The practical challenges of technology adoption, consistency, economic pressures, and regulatory compliance are explored. Emerging trends are discussed, along with actionable recommendations and potential case studies, to guide stakeholders in navigating evolving market demands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109960"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A bibliometric analysis and evaluation of publications published in the meat science journal from 1980 to 2025","authors":"Memiş Özdemir ,&nbsp;David L. Hopkins ,&nbsp;Emel Oz ,&nbsp;Fatih Oz","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109952","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109952","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The <em>Meat Science</em> journal is a high-impact, internationally recognized scientific and prestigious journal that has served as a leading platform for publishing groundbreaking research in meat science for over four decades. Given its prominent role in shaping the field, investigating the journal's publication trends and scientific influence provides valuable insight into the evolution of meat science research. In this respect, we conducted a detailed bibliometric analysis of publications in the <em>Meat Science</em> journal from 1980 to 2025. The analysis aimed to map the journal's intellectual structure, research dynamics, and scholarly impact, establishing its position as a leading journal in the field of meat science with 8414 publications. A comprehensive dataset was extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection, including publication type, year, author affiliation, country, citation counts, and keyword information. Analytical procedures were conducted using VOSviewer (v1.6.19) and the Bibliometrix package with the Biblioshiny interface in R (v4.4.0). These procedures enabled robust visualization and mapping of co-authorship networks, the co-occurrence of keywords, author citation relationships, and bibliographic coupling. Citation-based metrics and trend analyses were further supported by the “Analyze Results” and “Citation Reports” functions in Web of Science. The analysis revealed publication trends over time, leading contributors and institutions, geographical patterns, and thematic shifts over four decades. The results showed that research articles, proceedings, and review articles were more dominant than other article types. The United States (1283 publications; 56,041 citations) and Spain (1264 publications; 65,089 citations) were the most influential contributors, while INRAE (France) emerged as the leading institution (268 publications; 17,916 citations). Thematic mapping revealed a transition from traditional focuses (e.g., meat quality, tenderness, lipid oxidation) toward emerging domains such as sustainability–encompassing animal welfare, environmental footprint reduction, meat preservation, innovative packaging materials, food safety, and waste minimization–alongside consumer perception and the development of functional meat products. This work highlights the evolving role of the journal in advancing meat science and offers strategic insights for researchers, institutions, and policymakers in the field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109952"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Swiss beef meat tenderness improvement in the period 2009–2023","authors":"Paolo Silacci ,&nbsp;Blaise Perrey ,&nbsp;Christophe Joye ,&nbsp;Jonas Inderbitzin ,&nbsp;Sylvain Lerch","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109953","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109953","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study reports results from monitoring the time trend of beef meat tenderness in the Swiss market to address consumer satisfaction and quality optimization. The survey, conducted through four campaigns performed from 2009 to 2023, evaluated the instrumental and sensory characteristics of beef tenderness. Sirloin, tenderloin, rump, and rump cover samples were collected from various Swiss cities and analyzed for shear force values and sensory attributes. The results highlight the overall good quality of beef and a marked improvement in meat tenderness throughout the study period, with the percentage of tender samples increasing from 77.7 % (2009) to 90.7 % (2023). Multiple factors may have contributed to maintain this high quality, including a long aging time. These findings support the Swiss beef industry's efforts to maintain high-quality standards and enhance consumer trust.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109953"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145027656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of sonicated cell-free supernatant from Lacticaseibacillus paracasei B1 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum O24 on selected quality determinants of cooked pork sausages","authors":"Paulina Kęska ,&nbsp;Joanna Stadnik ,&nbsp;Marcelina Karbowiak ,&nbsp;Dorota Zielińska","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109951","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109951","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of the study was to assess the effect of lyophilized cell-free supernatant (CFS) obtained from <em>Lacticaseibacillus paracasei</em> B1 and <em>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</em> O24 cultures on the characteristics of cooked pork sausages stored by 21 days at 4 °C. The following parameters were assessed: antioxidant activity (ABTS, Reducing Power, Fe-chelating activity), texture parameters (hardness, springiness, gumminess, chewiness) and color changes (<em>L*,a*,b*</em>), as well as the fatty acid profile and TBARS content as an indicator of lipid oxidation. Microbiological status was also assessed. The results showed that the use of lyophilized CFS had a significant effect on the pH, oxidation status and texture properties of sausages. Products with the addition of CFS from L. <em>paracasei</em> B1 were characterized by lower hardness, gumminess and chewiness compared to variants with <em>L. plantarum</em> O24. Neither the strain type nor the method of CFS treatment caused changes in the color of cooked pork sausages. During storage time, an increase in the TBARS index was also observed on the 7th day of storage, which indicates an intensification of lipid oxidation processes, especially in products with CFS obtained from L. <em>paracasei</em> B1. All sausages retained the appropriate microbiological quality. Considering the effect of sonication as an additional procedure at the stage of obtaining CFS, the sausage samples to which it was applied (B1_S and O24_S) showed higher antioxidant activity, but at the same time were more susceptible to lipid oxidation processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"230 ","pages":"Article 109951"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145004197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Animal welfare and meat quality: The impact of on-farm slaughter on Cinta senese pigs","authors":"Roxana Elena Amarie ,&nbsp;Jacopo Goracci ,&nbsp;Laura Casarosa ,&nbsp;Sara Tinagli ,&nbsp;Giorgio Briganti ,&nbsp;Giampaolo Giunta ,&nbsp;Matteo Senese ,&nbsp;Giuliana Terracciano ,&nbsp;Francesca Campeis ,&nbsp;Alessio Del Tongo ,&nbsp;Andrea Serra","doi":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109949","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109949","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluated the effects of on-farm slaughter (OF) compared to traditional slaughter (TS) on animal welfare, meat quality, and microbiological safety in Cinta senese pigs reared outdoors. Forty pigs were slaughtered using both methods across different seasons, allowing for the analysis of environmental influences via the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI). Blood parameters (cortisol, LDH, CPK), carcass and meat microbial loads, and technological meat quality traits were assessed.</div><div>Pigs slaughtered on-farm showed significantly lower levels of cortisol, LDH, and CPK, indicating reduced physiological stress. Meat from these animals also had a lower pH 24 h post-mortem, suggesting improved glycolytic activity and better preservation of quality traits. Microbiological analysis showed no significant differences between the two methods, with all carcasses remaining within safety thresholds, although mesophilic counts tended to be lower in OF carcasses. Environmental conditions, especially THI in the two weeks before slaughter, affected some microbial loads in meat but not in carcasses.</div><div>The results demonstrate that OF slaughter is a viable alternative that can significantly reduce animal stress and maintain both meat quality and microbiological safety, offering a sustainable and ethical option for small-scale or pasture-based pig farming.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":389,"journal":{"name":"Meat Science","volume":"230 ","pages":"Article 109949"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144988290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}