University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 12-2016 Effects of Enhancement Solution pH on Fresh and Cooked Color of Dark-Cutting Beef Ryan Stackhouse University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the Meat Science Commons Recommended Citation Stackhouse, Ryan, "Effects of Enhancement Solution pH on Fresh and Cooked Color of Dark-Cutting Beef" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 1752. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1752 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Effects of Enhancement Solution pH on Fresh and Cooked Color of Dark-Cutting Beef A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Animal Science Ryan Stackhouse Missouri State University Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, 2008 December 2016 University of Arkansas This thesis is approved for recommendation to the Graduate Council _________________________ Dr. Jason Apple Thesis Director ___________________________ ____________________________ Dr. Casey Owens-Hanning Dr. Steven Seideman Committee Member Committee Member ABSTRACT In two experiments, dark-cutting (DC) beef strip loins were used to test the effects of citric acid- enhancement pH on visual and instrumental color of fresh and cooked steaks. Dark cutting and normal pH strip loin were injected to 111% of raw product weight with pH 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, or 5.0 solutions by mixing citric acid in either 0.05% phosphate solution or tap water (Exp 1), or with pH 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 solutions made by mixing citric acid in either a 0.5% orthophosphate solution (PO4) or a 0.5% tripolyphosphate solution (STP) (Exp2).