The effect of superheated steam treatment on the oxidative stability of lipids in packaged Zousoon (pork bundles) was investigated. The aroma quality of Zousoon samples was evaluated by sensory analysis and chromatographic analysis of volatiles. Results of this study indicated that oxidation of lipids occurred in pan-fried Zousoon after prolonged storage. Significant amounts of highly volatile compounds such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, and hexanal in Zousoon were identified by a modified method of cysteamine derivatization followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Superheated steam was found to be effective in suppressing lipid oxidation in canned Zousoon as compared with Zousoon fried by the conventional method in a frying pan. The superheated steam-fried samples had relatively low thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) and peroxide (POV) values before and after storage, whereas samples prepared by pan frying had relatively high TBARS and POV values before and after storage. Superheated steam-fried Zousoon had superior lipid stability to that prepared by the conventional pan-frying method.
A significant enhancement of the tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) formation at
high pressure was
observed in the 3-hydroxy-2-butanone/ammonium acetate model system.
In a water system, the
activation volume of TMP formation under high pressure was found to be
−6.82 mL/mol. A
mechanism was proposed to elucidate the formation of TMP under a weak
acidic condition and
high hydrostatic pressure. Solvents such as propylene glycol (PG),
glycerol, methanol, ethanol,
propanol, and butanol were found to enhance TMP formation. Kinetic
analyses indicated that TMP
formation in aqueous, 80% PG, and ethanol systems followed
pseudo-zero-order reaction kinetics.
The activation energies were found to be 18.84 ± 1.3, 14.19 ±
7.1, and 13.09 ± 4.7 kcal/mol,
respectively. The intermediate of TMP formation was characterized
as tetramethyldihdyropyrazine
using gas chromatography−mass spectrometry. A
15N-labeled ammonium acetate/3-hydroxy-2-butanone model system was used to confirm the incorporation of a
nitrogen atom in the molecule
of tetramethyldihydropyrazine. Hydrogen acceptors such as
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and
flavin adenine dinucleotide were found to increase TMP formation, and
the formation of TMP from
tetramethyldihydropyrazine through dehydrogenation was
shown.
Keywords: Pyrazine formation; high hydrostatic pressure;
kinetics
Volatile compounds formed from the reaction of 3-hydroxy-2-butanone/ammonium acetate at 25, 55 and 85 °C were investigated. Six compounds were characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (EI and CI). Among the volatile compounds identified, an interesting intermediate compound, 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline, was found. 15 N-Labeled ammonium acetate was used to confirm the structure of 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline. The formation pathway of these volatile compounds was proposed. In these model systems, 2-(1hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline was formed at the reaction temperature below 25 °C. On the other hand, tetramethylpyrazine was the major component when the reaction temperature was higher than 85 °C. The amounts of 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline and tetramethylpyrazine increased linearly with the increasing heating time at 55 °C. Protic solvents did not promote 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline formation but did favor the formation of tetramethylpyrazine. A kinetic study of 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,5-trimethyl-3-oxazoline formation was also performed, and the activation energy was found to be 16.5 kcal/mol.
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