Assesement of Some Quality Parameters in Romanian Traditional Meat Products - Preliminary Results

Currently, the issue of traditional products is of great interest because it focuses on traditional and ancient recipes manufacturing compliance. 3 traditional meat products (peasant file - 8 samples, peasant neck - 7 samples and peasant chest - 3 samples) were submitted to analyse. For all samples, organoleptic assessment (shape and dimensions, general aspect, aspect on section, smell and taste) was performed. Using the Corona 45 Visnir analyzer, the water, fat, total protein and NaCl content were determinate. For all samples, the organoleptic assessment revealed normal parameters according to the type of product. The results ranged from 61,9 to 72,3% for water content, 5,5 to 19,6% for fat content, 15,6 to 19% for total protein content and 2,4 to 3,2% for salt content. All traditional meat assortments respected the product specifications imposed by the legislation and producer. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.