Relationships between sensory evaluations of beef tenderness, shear force measurements and consumer characteristics

Meat Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-315

  Van Wezemael, Lynn ^a   De Smet, Stefaan ^a   Ueland, Øydis ^b   Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beef; Consumer; Sensory; Shear force; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

BEEF; COMMERCE; FORCE MEASUREMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

BEEF TENDERNESS; CENTRAL LOCATIONS; CONSUMER; SENSORY; SENSORY EVALUATION; SHEAR FORCE; SHEAR FORCE MEASUREMENT; TENDERNESS;

MEATS;

BOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; BOVINE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; NORWAY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899059682     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.029     Document Type: Article

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