Initial chilling rate of pre-rigor beef muscles as an indicator of colour of thawed meat

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-144

  Farouk, M M ^a   Lovatt, S J ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chilling rate; Colour; Muscle type; PH; Prediction equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034377990     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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