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QUALITY EVALUATION OF FRESH AND REFRIGERATED BEEF BURGER SOLD IN ASSIUT CITY

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry
Food biotechnology
Laboratory investigation
Meat hygiene & meat by-products
Microbiology, mycology and immunology

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the safety and quality of the beef burger sold in Assiut city, Egypt. Hundred random samples of fresh and refrigerated beef burger (50 for each) were collected during the period from August to October 2021 from different butcher's and refrigerators of markets, respectively. Samples were subjected to sensory, physico-chemical as well as microbiological evaluation. The findings revealed that the examined refrigerated samples have low scores of sensory attributes less than the fresh ones obtained from butchers. Deterioration criteria of samples indicated low thiobarbituric acid values (TBA), their means were 0.22±0.02 and 0.25±0.03 mg malonaldehyde/kg and the mean pH values were 5.8±0.23 and 6.0±0.30, in fresh and refrigerated samples, respectively. Furthermore, microbiological evaluation: regarding fresh burger, the mean values of aerobic plate count (APC) and total yeast and mold count (CFU/g), were 8.5 × and 1.1×, respectively. Regarding the refrigerated beef burger, the mean values of APC and total yeast and mold count (CFU/g) were 4.5 ×  and 3.9×, respectively. The incidence of Salmonellae in all burger samples was 24%. It was 22 % and 26% in fresh and refrigerated samples, respectively, where S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium contaminated 8% and 7% of examined samples, respectively. This study could conclude a substandard production and storage system in the area, necessitating the development of new burger production methods as well as raising knowledge about sanitary beef burger production, processing, and handling.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2022.124726.1051

Keywords

tba, Salmonella spp, Beef burger, pH , APC

Authors

First Name

WESAM

Last Name

SAMEEH

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Affiliation

Veterinarian in Clinical Microbiology Unit, Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt.

Email

wesamsameeh2020@gmail.com

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First Name

HADEEL

Last Name

BARAKAT

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Affiliation

Training Center for Quality of Meat, Poultry, Fish & their Products

Email

hadiel.bakr@gmail.com

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First Name

WALAA

Last Name

ELSHERIF

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Affiliation

Food Hygiene Department, Nanotechnology Research Unit, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt

Email

me.elsherif@yahoo.com

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First Name

TALAAT

Last Name

EL_KHATEIB

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

talat.elkhateb@vet.au.edu.eg

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First Name

ASHARAF

Last Name

ABD-EL-MALEK

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Food Hygiene (Meat Hygiene), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

ashraf_702001@yahoo.com

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Volume

68

Article Issue

173

Related Issue

33083

Issue Date

2022-04-01

Receive Date

2022-03-14

Publish Date

2022-04-01

Page Start

31

Page End

42

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_231082.html

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Research article

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1,840

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Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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QUALITY EVALUATION OF FRESH AND REFRIGERATED BEEF BURGER SOLD IN ASSIUT CITY

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Created At

23 Jan 2023