Quality Characteristics of Non-cooked Meat Patties with Ground Raw Tomato During Freeze Storage

Abstract

The effects of tomato on the phsycochemical and sensory properties of meat patties during frozen storage were studied. Meat patties were produced with four different formulation including 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% chopped raw tomato. Meat patties made with the addition of tomato had higher (p<0.05) pH, L* and a* value than those of control sample. TBARS of all treatments were lower (p<0.05) when compared with those for control. In sensory evaluation, treatment groups resulted in slightly higher (p>0.05) score in overall acceptability. In the manufacture of functional meat patties containing tomato, further studied are needs on addition type and ratio of tomato materials during frozen storage than those of products without tomato.