Effect of Pork Belly-Type on the Microbiology of Bacon Cured with Or Without Potassium Sorbate
29 Journal ofFood Protection, Vol. 45, No.1, Pages29·32 "anuary 1982) Copyright ©, International Association of Milk, Food, and Environmental Sanitarians Effect of Pork Belly-Type on the Microbiology of Bacon Cured with or without Potassium Sorbate M. K. WAGNERl, A. A. KRAFT2*, J. G. SEBRANEK3, R. E. RUST3, and C. M. AMUNDSON3 Departments ofFood Technology and Animal Science. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (Received for publication January 30, 1981) Downloaded from http://meridian.allenpress.com/jfp/article-pdf/45/1/29/1650545/0362-028x-45_1_29.pdf by guest on 02 October 2021 ABSTRACT becoming well supplied with reports concerning nitrite and alternative agents for cured meats. Current information suggests that sorbate is an Fat- and lean-grade hog bellies were used to evaluate the effective antibotulinal agent (13), but more information microbiology of bacon cured with either 40 ppm of nitrite is needed relative to other microorganisms. particularly +0.26% of potassium sorbate or 120 ppm of nitrite with no spoilage types on bacon. Further, little is known about potassium sorbate. Bacon slices were inoculated to provide an the relation of packaging and processing variables on 5 6 initial representative flora of 10 -10 organisms per g of meat. meat products cured with sorbate. Bacon was packaged in high barrier film with high vacuum The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of (28-29 in. of Hg), stored at 0 - 5 C, and analyzed at 0, 10,21 and 28 days after processing for enumeration and identification of different pork belly-types (fat or lean) on the bacterial mesophiJic, psychrotrophic and lipolytic organisms.
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