University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 12-2013 The olorC and Consistency of Steaks and Ground Beef Produced from Mature Bulls Jace Joseph Hollenbeck University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the Food Processing Commons, and the Meat Science Commons Recommended Citation Hollenbeck, Jace Joseph, "The oC lor and Consistency of Steaks and Ground Beef Produced from Mature Bulls" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 982. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/982 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]. The Color and Consistency of Steaks and Ground Beef Produced from Mature Bulls The Color and Consistency of Steaks and Ground Beef Produced from Mature Bulls A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Science by Jace Hollenbeck South Dakota State University Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, 2011 December 2013 University of Arkansas This thesis is approved for recommendation to the Graduate Council. ______________________________ Dr. Jason Apple Thesis Director ______________________________ Dr. Steve Seideman Committee Member ______________________________ Dr. Casey Owens Committee Member ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to compare the color and cooked attributes of steaks and ground beef produced from mature bulls. Beef from mature bulls was used to test the effects of lactic acid (LA) enhancement solution pH (2.5, 3.0, or 3.5; B25, B30, B35, respectively) on fresh (5 d of display) and cooked color and tenderness of strip loin steaks (Exp.