[HTML][HTML] Role of freezing-induced myofibrillar protein denaturation in the generation of thaw loss: A review

Y Zhang, YHB Kim, E Puolanne, P Ertbjerg - Meat Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Formation of thaw loss cannot generally be avoided when meat is frozen and then thawed.
Explanations have mainly focused on the damage to muscle fibers resulting from ice …

Impact of radio frequency treatment on textural properties of food products: An updated review

Y Zhang, R Pandiselvam, H Zhu, D Su, H Wang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Radio frequency (RF), a dielectric heating technique with some advantages
such as rapid, uniform, and volumetric heating and high energy efficiency, can act as an …

[HTML][HTML] The comparison of ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing, air freezing and immersion freezing on the muscle quality and physicochemical properties of …

Q Sun, F Sun, X Xia, H Xu, B Kong - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing (UIF), air
freezing (AF), and immersion freezing (IF) on the ice crystal size, protein thermal stability …

Changes in myofibrillar protein gel quality of porcine longissimus muscle induced by its stuctural modification under different thawing methods

F Li, B Wang, Q Liu, Q Chen, H Zhang, X Xia, B Kong - Meat science, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of thawing methods (refrigeration thawing (RT, 4° C), water immersion thawing
(WT, 18° C), vacuum thawing (VT, 25° C), ultrasonic thawing (UT, 20° C) and microwave …

Changes in the thermal stability and structure of protein from porcine longissimus dorsi induced by different thawing methods

B Wang, B Kong, F Li, Q Liu, H Zhang, X Xia - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of thawing methods on the thermal stability and structure
of myofibrillar protein (MP) from porcine longissimus dorsi. DSC was used to evaluate the …

Ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing accelerates the freezing process and improves the quality of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) at different power levels

Q Sun, X Zhao, C Zhang, X Xia, F Sun, B Kong - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effect of ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing (UIF) on the
freezing speed and quality of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) at different ultrasonic power …

Influence of ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing on the freezing rate and quality of porcine longissimus muscles

M Zhang, N Haili, Q Chen, X Xia, B Kong - Meat Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ultrasound-assisted immersion
freezing (UIF) on the freezing rate and quality of porcine longissimus muscles under different …

[HTML][HTML] Application of power ultrasound in freezing and thawing Processes: Effect on process efficiency and product quality

L Qiu, M Zhang, B Chitrakar, B Bhandari - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Freezing is one of the most efficient preservation approaches applied to food products and
thawing is the reverse process of freezing. However, traditional freezing/thawing methods …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasound thawing, vacuum thawing, and microwave thawing on gelling properties of protein from porcine longissimus dorsi

B Wang, X Du, B Kong, Q Liu, F Li, N Pan, X Xia… - Ultrasonics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of new thawing methods (ultrasound thawing (UT), vacuum thawing,(VT),
microwave thawing (MT)) on gelling properties of myofibrillar protein (MP) from porcine …

Novel synergistic freezing methods and technologies for enhanced food product quality: A critical review

R Hu, M Zhang, W Liu, AS Mujumdar… - … Reviews in Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing has a long history as an effective food preservation method, but traditional freezing
technologies have quality limitations, such as the potential for water loss and/or shrinkage …