Sensory, microbial and chemical characteristics of fresh aerobically stored ground beef containing sodium lactate and sodium propionate

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 429-433

  Eckert, L A ^a   Maca, J V ^a   Miller, R K ^a   Acuff, G R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

beef; hamburger; sensory; sodium lactate; sodium propionate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030993238     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb04019.x     Document Type: Article

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