The paradox of toughening during the aging of tender steaks

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Novakofski, Jan ^a   Brewer, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Beef; Tenderness; Warner Bratzler shear

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748339218     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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