Effect of Maillard reaction products on oxidation products in ground chicken breast

Three amino acid-sugar solutions were adjusted to pH 8.0, heated and lyophilized prior to addition to ground chicken breast (GCB). GCB with no additives, GCB with 0.01% BHT, GCB with 0.1 or 0.2 mg/g glucose heated with arginine, valine, or histidine were prepared. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), volatiles determined by gas chromatography, and Hunter L*, a* and b* values were monitored over nine days. Multiple linear regression models were used to determine the effects of the studied factors on the corresponding outcome variables. a* values of GCB ranged from 1.60 to 4.90 over nine days of storage. While Maillard reaction products (MRP) lowered oxidation compared to control, no significant difference in TBARS between MRP solutions heated for 8 or 24 h was found. Further, 0.1 mg/g heated glucose-valine mixture decreased aldehydes up to 72.87%. Therefore, shelf-life of GCB could be extended using 0.1 or 0.2 mg/g MRP.

► Melanoidins from glucose/amino acids retarded lipid oxidation in chicken.
► Heating time of 8 hr presented greater antioxidant activity than 24 hr.
► GC-MS head space analysis that does not involve thermal stress is preferable to purge and trap.