Camel cocktail sausage and its physicochemical and sensory quality

N. Soltanizadeh, M. Kadivar, J. Keramat, H. Bahrami, F. Poorreza. 2010. Camel cocktail sausage and its physicochemical and sensory quality. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 61(2): 226–243.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the nutritional values of camel semitendionosus muscles to those of calves. Then, sausages were made from camel meat, beef and equal proportions of each and stored at 4^°C for 45 days. The composition, physicochemical characteristics, sensory properties, and microstructure of the samples were evaluated. The proximate composition of meat from the two species was significantly different. Beef contained a significantly higher amount of vitamin E, whereas camel meat had better profile of fatty acid and higher iron content. Camel meat had a higher pH but similar myofibrillar protein content as beef. Sausages made from 100% camel meat also had higher pH and cooking yield along with higher a^* (redness) and lower L^* (lightness) than the others. TBA values among these treatments were significantly different. Samples containing 50% of each meat had a higher resistance to shear force; however panelists could not detect any significant difference in tenderness of the samples.

Keyword: Camel meat; Beef ; Fatty acid; Iron; Calorific value, Semitendinosus Cocktail sausage; TBA; Microstructure; Cooking loss