Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment

Chicken skin and chicken meat display different buffering effects which may impact the survival of Salmonella attached to them when treated with acids. This study investigated the role that differences in fat composition of chicken skin and meat play in their buffering capacity. The survival of Salm...

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Main Authors: Tan, S., Lee, S., Dykes, Gary
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39021
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Lee, S.
Dykes, Gary
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Dykes, Gary
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description Chicken skin and chicken meat display different buffering effects which may impact the survival of Salmonella attached to them when treated with acids. This study investigated the role that differences in fat composition of chicken skin and meat play in their buffering capacity. The survival of Salmonella attached to chicken skin and meat in the presence of fat, and treated with acetic acid was also investigated. Fat was extracted from chicken skin and meat and the buffering capacities of chicken skin, meat, extracted fat and their respective remnants were determined. Two strains of Salmonella Typhimurium and two strains of S. Enteritidis were attached independently to each of the chicken component listed above and enumerated before and after treatment with 0.3 M acetic acid. Chicken skin has a higher fat content as compared to chicken meat. Skin (13 mmol H+/(pH* kg)) had a stronger buffering capacity (p < 0.05) than the extracted fat alone and skin remnants alone (7.0 mmol H+/(pH * kg) and 6.9 mmol H+/(pH * kg) respectively). From an initial inoculum (~ 9 log CFU/g), Salmonella cells attached better (p < 0.05) to chicken meat (~ 8 log CFU/g) and chicken skin (~ 7 log CFU/g) than extracted fat (~ 1.5 log CFU/g). Skin remnants without fat were better (p < 0.05) at protecting attached Salmonella than other chicken components. For example S. Typhimurium ATCC 33062 decreased ~ 1 log CFU/g (p < 0.05) on skin remnants after acetic acid treatment while its viable counts on other components decreased from ~ 1.5 to 7 log CFU/g (p < 0.05). We suggest that the fat content present in the skin may enhance the vulnerability of attached cells to acetic acid.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-390212017-09-13T14:22:50Z Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment Tan, S. Lee, S. Dykes, Gary Chicken skin and chicken meat display different buffering effects which may impact the survival of Salmonella attached to them when treated with acids. This study investigated the role that differences in fat composition of chicken skin and meat play in their buffering capacity. The survival of Salmonella attached to chicken skin and meat in the presence of fat, and treated with acetic acid was also investigated. Fat was extracted from chicken skin and meat and the buffering capacities of chicken skin, meat, extracted fat and their respective remnants were determined. Two strains of Salmonella Typhimurium and two strains of S. Enteritidis were attached independently to each of the chicken component listed above and enumerated before and after treatment with 0.3 M acetic acid. Chicken skin has a higher fat content as compared to chicken meat. Skin (13 mmol H+/(pH* kg)) had a stronger buffering capacity (p < 0.05) than the extracted fat alone and skin remnants alone (7.0 mmol H+/(pH * kg) and 6.9 mmol H+/(pH * kg) respectively). From an initial inoculum (~ 9 log CFU/g), Salmonella cells attached better (p < 0.05) to chicken meat (~ 8 log CFU/g) and chicken skin (~ 7 log CFU/g) than extracted fat (~ 1.5 log CFU/g). Skin remnants without fat were better (p < 0.05) at protecting attached Salmonella than other chicken components. For example S. Typhimurium ATCC 33062 decreased ~ 1 log CFU/g (p < 0.05) on skin remnants after acetic acid treatment while its viable counts on other components decreased from ~ 1.5 to 7 log CFU/g (p < 0.05). We suggest that the fat content present in the skin may enhance the vulnerability of attached cells to acetic acid. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39021 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.10.007 restricted
spellingShingle Tan, S.
Lee, S.
Dykes, Gary
Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title_full Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title_fullStr Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title_full_unstemmed Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title_short Fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached Salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
title_sort fat contributes to the buffering capacity of chicken skin and meat but enhances the vulnerability of attached salmonella cells to acetic acid treatment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39021