<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Over the last years a growing demand for ratite meat, including ostrich, emu, and rhea has been observed in the world. Ratite meat is recognised as a dietetic product because of low level of fat, high share of PUFA, favourable n6/n3 ratio, and higher amounts of iron content in comparison with beef and chicken meat. The abundance of bioactive compounds, e.g. PUFA, makes ratite meat highly susceptible to oxidation processes. Moreover, pH over 6 creates favourable environment for fast microbial growth during storage conditions affecting its shelf life. However, availability of information on ratite meat shelf life among consumers and industry is still limited. Thus, the aim of the present review is to provide current information about the effect of ratite meat packaging type, i.e. air packaging, vacuum packaging with skin pack, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), on its shelf life quality during storage, including technological and nutritional properties.</p></abstract>

Over the last years a growing demand for ratite meat, including ostrich, emu, and rhea has been observed in the world. Ratite meat is recognised as a dietetic product because of low level of fat, high share of PUFA, favourable n6/n3 ratio, and higher amounts of iron content in comparison with beef and chicken meat. The abundance of bioactive compounds, e.g. PUFA, makes ratite meat highly susceptible to oxidation processes. Moreover, pH over 6 creates favourable environment for fast microbial growth during storage conditions affecting its shelf life. However, availability of information on ratite meat shelf life among consumers and industry is still limited. Thus, the aim of the present review is to provide current information about the effect of ratite meat packaging type, i.e. air packaging, vacuum packaging with skin pack, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), on its shelf life quality during storage, including technological and nutritional properties.

Effects of packaging methods on shelf life of ratite meats

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Over the last years a growing demand for ratite meat, including ostrich, emu, and rhea has been observed in the world. Ratite meat is recognised as a dietetic...

Effects of packaging methods on shelf life of ratite meats

Published Online: Sep 19, 2017

Page range: 279 - 285

Received: Apr 21, 2017

Accepted: Aug 08, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0031

Keywords
meat, ratite, packaging type, shelf life, quality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effects of packaging methods on shelf life of ratite meats

Published Online: Sep 19, 2017

Page range: 279 - 285

Received: Apr 21, 2017

Accepted: Aug 08, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0031

Keywordsmeat, ratite, packaging type, shelf life, quality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
meat, ratite, packaging type, shelf life, quality