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The imidazoquinoline type (IQ-type) is recognized as the most mutagenic activity in heterocyclic amines currently, and closely associated with a variety of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases of human. The precursors of IQ-type HAs are free amino acids, reducing sugars, and creatine/creatinine, and these precursors can undergo a series of chemical reactions at high temperature, and intermediate products such as free radicals and reactive carbonyl compounds are formed, which are the basis for the formation of IQ-type HAs. The exogenous substances added to the meat products during the thermal processing affected the IQ-type HAs formation to varying degrees. There are three main action mechanisms of the exogenous substances inhibiting IQ-type HAs, including competitive inhibition mechanism of precursors, free radical scavenging mechanisms, and active carbonyl compounds capturing mechanism. This article focuses on the formation process of IQ-type HAs and the inhibitory mechanism of exogenous substances, and clarified the reaction pathway of IQ-type HAs generation, and elaborated the action mechanism of exogenous substances inhibiting the formation of IQ-type HAs in detail. This paper provides theoretical guidance for effectively controlling the IQ-type HAs formation during the thermal processing of meat products.

In order to investigate the effect of curing time on the edible quality and oxidative characteristics of compound low-sodium yak meat products, in this experiment, complex low-sodium yak meat was selected to investigate the effects of curing time (12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 h) on the edible quality and oxidative characteristics. The results showed that prolonging the curing time significantly reduced the cooking loss (P

In order to investigate the quality changes during the storage period and predict the shelf life of Xinjiang pepper chicken legs, this study focused on pH value, color, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), total viable count, coliform bacteria, and sensory attributes as evaluation criteria. Accelerated degradation tests were conducted to examine the quality changes of the chicken legs at different storage temperatures (35 ℃ and 45 ℃). The shelf life endpoint was based on a sensory score of 70 points or a total bacterial count close to national standards and to predict the shelf life at room temperature (25 ℃). The results showed that with the continuous extension of storage time, the pH value of pepper chicken legs at different storage temperatures first decreased and then increased, and the overall L* value showed a downward trend. The a* value, b* value, TBARS value, TVB-N content, and total bacterial count all showed an upward trend, while the sensory score continued to decline. During the storage period, the change rate at 45 ℃ was higher than 35 ℃. At 35 ℃ storage temperature, the theoretical shelf life was 24 days, and at 45 ℃ storage temperature, the theoretical shelf life was 9 days, and there was an unacceptable loss of sample quality at the end of the shelf life. According to the Q10 model, Q10=2.6 was calculated, and the theoretical shelf life was predicted to be 62 days under room temperature (25 ℃) conditions.

To analyze systematically the effects of marinated in eggs on edible quality of different meats during cooking of several traditional Chinese dishes, marinated in whole egg or egg white, and different egg white addition were chosen to analyze the effects on the edible quality of pork patties, beef patties, and lamb patties. The results showed that, at the addition of 10% and marinated for 30 min, when marinated in egg white, the water content of the pork patties and lamb patties were significantly increased (P

In this study, the influence of Na content of dry-cured beef by partial replacement with KCl, L-lysine, and L-histidine was investigated during processing. Dry-cured beef aged over 57 days, compared to control groups (100% NaCl), salt substituted groups (SS, 39.7% of NaCl, 51.3% of KCl and a blend of 7% L-lysine and 2% L-histidine); had a significant impact on the proteolysis index and total free amino acids, lower activities, and gene levels of cathepsin B and L, as well as reduced contents of protein carbonyls and thiol group. The present study provides a successful strategy for improvement of the perceived saltiness and inhibition of the bitterness, while exhibiting no significant negative effects on color or textural properties.

The high sodium diet is harmful to the human body. In this study, beef was cured with some salt substitutes, namely SS, 39.7% NaCl, 51.3% KCl, 7% L-lysine and 2% L-histidine, in order to reduce the Na content for the final products, and salt substitute effects the physicochemical, lipolytic, and flavor characteristics of dry-cured beef by determining free fatty acids, lipase activity, volatile compounds, and water mobility. The results showed that the lipase activity and unsaturated fatty acids were significantly increased due to the present of L-lysine and L-histidine. In addition, the SS could also enhance the lipoxygenase activity and promoted the lipid oxidation and influenced volatile compounds. The changes of T21 and T22 showed that the water mobility in SS was higher (P < .05) than in the control group. Moreover, the cadaverine, histamine, and tyramine were detected in 57-day dry-cured beef, being below their toxic limits. The present study demonstrated that salt substitute by L-lysine and L-histidine alter the water distribution and mobility, improved the amounts and types of volatile compounds, while had no influence in the quality of product.