The effects of thermal processing method (sous vide and steam cooking) on Ca, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg, Mn, K, Na contents, fatty acid composition, Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) and eating… Click to show full abstract
The effects of thermal processing method (sous vide and steam cooking) on Ca, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg, Mn, K, Na contents, fatty acid composition, Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) and eating quality in beef semimembranosus muscle from Holstein-Friesian bulls were evaluated in the study. Thermal processed meat was characterized by a higher content of Ca, Cu, and Zn and lower content of Na and K than raw meat. Steam-cooked beef showed higher retention values of Cu, Fe and Zn and lower for K and Na compared with sous vide samples. Steam-cooked beef was a good source of Fe and Zn and 100 g of the meat satisfied 118% for Zn recommendations for children. Steam cooking increased the proportion of C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, C20:4 and decreased the proportion of the sum of saturated fatty acids. Sous vide beef had a lower proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids, including n-3, than steam-cooked beef, but a similar n-6/n-3 ratio. However, sous vide treatment caused lower cooking losses and produced meat products with lower WBSF values and better eating quality than steam cooking.
               
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