Effects of lyophilized black carrot (Daucus carota L.) water extract on the shelf life, physico-chemical and microbiological quality of high-oxygen modified atmosphere packaged (HiOx-MAP) ground beef.

In the present study, firstly, various properties of lyophilized water extracts (LBCWE) produced from fresh black carrot were determined. LBCWE was observed to be a rich source of monomeric anthocyanins (1188.40 ± 17.38 mg C3G/100 g; n = 4) and phenolics (2733.83 ± 17.78 mg GAE/100 g, n = 4). Secondly, ground beef containing LBCWE (Control, 100, 200 and 300 ppm) and packaged in HiOx-MAP (80% O2 + 20% CO2) was evaluated in terms of lipid oxidation, metmyoglobin (MetMb), color, pH and microbial counts during storage at 2.0 ± 0.5 °C for 12 days. By increasing level of LBCWE, the pH, lipid oxidation, MetMb and microbial counts were decreased (P < 0.01). The LBCWE significantly affected the color and microbial count parameters (P < 0.01). The highest redness and lowest microbial growth during storage was in the 300 ppm LBCWE group (P < 0.05). On the 12th day of storage, Pseudomonas and Enterobactericeae decreased 1.24 log and 1.46 log units in this group according to control. The shelf life of ground beef can be extended by 3 days with MAP + 300 ppm extract application. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13197-021-05044-1. © Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India) 2021.