Study: 1xbet online sports betting steak improves tenderness of some cuts
Monday, Feb. 15, 2016
Research by Kansas State University meat scientists confirms that freezing of strip loin and inside round 1xbet online sports betting can make the meat more tender.| Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Meat lovers may find it appealing to take a fresh steak from the store right to their home grill, but research continues to show that 1xbet online sports betting the steak and cooking it later actually improves the tenderness of certain cuts.
Kansas State University meat scientists say they've confirmed previous findings about the impact of freezing strip loin and inside round 1xbet online sports betting . In a recent study, they tested six major muscles from the hind quarter and found that those two cuts were as much as 10 percent more tender after freezing.
1xbet online sports betting were evaluated for tenderness using the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force test, which measures the force needed to shear muscles.
"So the question we had was why did these two cuts react while the other four did not," said John 1xbet online sports betting , professor of animal sciences and industry.
Part of the answer, he noted, is moisture loss. "These two muscles, for some reason, did not lose as much moisture during freezing as the other four," 1xbet online sports betting said.
Unruh and a team of graduate students also evaluated 125 paired strip loin 1xbet online sports betting available in a retail setting. The 1xbet online sports betting were frozen, thawed and evaluated for tenderness.
"The strip loin 1xbet online sports betting showed a 6 percent improvement in the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force test, indicating a more tender steak," Unruh said. "Moisture loss did occur, but it was low, about 2 percent."
Freezing does, indeed, improve the tenderness of beef strip loin 1xbet online sports betting , Unruh said.
In a related study, the scientists tested the tenderness of strip loin 1xbet online sports betting being sold in retail grocery stores.
"We monitored the differences in these 1xbet online sports betting at different times of the year and different quality grades, including Premium Choice, Choice and Select," Unruh said. "A higher percentage of the 1xbet online sports betting in the higher quality category, Premium Choice, met Warner-Bratzler shear thresholds for tender or very tender."
Lower quality cuts were more likely to fluctuate in tenderness throughout the year, he said.
1xbet online sports betting and his students will present their findings at the Kansas State University Cattleman's Day, which will take place March 4 in Manhattan. For more information on that event, visit asi.k-state.edu/species/beef/cattlemens-day.
