Effect of citrus young fruit extract on lipid oxidation of raw ground pork during refrigerated storage

The efficacy of different mass fraction of citrus young fruit extract (CE) in retarding oxidative rancidity was tested in raw ground pork during storage. Fresh ground pork meat was assigned to one of the following five processing: control (no antioxidants); AC-0.02 (0.02% ascorbic acid); CE-0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 (0.05%, 0.1% and 0.2% CE, respectively). The pH of the samples decreased and the TBARS values and free fatty acids increased considerably (p<0.05) during storage. Samples treated with CE-0.1 and CE-0.2 presented lower total bacterial count than the control samples through the whole storage. The L* value and a* value decreased (p<0.05) with the addition of CE. The internal b* value of CE treatments were higher (p<0.05) than that of the control one and increased incrementally with CE concentration. The TBARS value and free fatty acids of CE-0.2 treated samples were the lowest among the treatments. The peroxide value (POV) of the control increased for 6 days and reached the maximum value at a certain storage time and decreased thereafter. In other treatments, POV increased all along the storage time. All treatments had lower concentration of conjugated dienes (CD) (p<0.05) compared to the control sample after the first day. Citrus young fruits of ethanolic extract exhibitsa protective effect against lipid oxidation in raw ground pork and provides the reference for meat processing industry.