Kırmızı Etin Gevrekleştirilmesinde Kuru ve Yaş Olgunlaştırma Yöntemleri.

Meat is a food that has an important role in human nutrition, as it contains sufficient amount of nutrients with high biological value like essential aminoacids, which are necessary for taking into the body in daily life. Efforts to increase the quality of meat, which is one of the most essential nutrients in order to sustain a healthy and balanced life, have been one of the important fields of study of scientists for many years. The studies carried out to investigate the factors affecting the quality characteristics of the meat before and after slaughtering to increase the taste and quality of the meat are still up to date. One of the most common methods applied to increase the tenderness of carcasses after slaughter and to obtain soft meat is the aging of meat. There are two types of aging methods, which are widely used in European countries and USA, dry and wet aging, and in recent years, method of dry aging in the vacuum bags has become widespread. In this study, it is aimed to examine the subject in detail by evaluating the general principles of dry and wet aging, application methods, physicochemical changes in aged meats, and the effects of aging on quality characteristics and microbial development of meat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]