Evaluation of low-field nuclear magnetic resonance for the development of analytical methods for quality control of meat products

• Grant number: 10/19576-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: April 01, 2011
• End date: March 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Alberto Colnago
• Grantee: Fabiola Manhas Verbi Pereira
• Host Institution: Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Brazilian meat has a favorable position in relation of world market, considering that the investments in research of animal breeding and the certification of origin of the product increased and the diseases control is effective. From nutritional viewpoint, the meat is an excellent source of essential amino acids, lipids, vitamins and minerals for human been feed. Despite of the importance of these products for economy and mainly for human nutrition, the objective of this research proposal is to evaluate the low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) for analysis of some quality parameters of meat products. Firstly, there will be emphasis on three properties: (1) fat content, (2) tenderness and (3) juiciness. These characteristics are included on that ones most used by consumers for meat quality evaluations. The main scientific contribution of this research proposal is to generate no-invasive and safe analytical methods, that will give fastness for quality control analysis of these important products for human nutrition and the Brazilian agribusiness. The generated knowledge from this proposal could be useful for the industry and regulatory agencies, mainly with the goal to further improve the inspection procedures. The main advantage of this proposal will be the possibility of adapting to on-line processes, or even, in vivo analyses. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VERBI PEREIRA, FABIOLA MANHAS; PFLANZER, SERGIO BERTELLI; GOMIG, THAISA; GOMES, CAROLINA LUGNANI; DE FELICIO, PEDRO EDUARDO; COLNAGO, LUIZ ALBERTO. Fast determination of beef quality parameters with time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chemometrics. Talanta, v. 108, p. 88-91, APR 15 2013. (10/19576-1)

VERBI PEREIRA, FABIOLA MANHAS; COLNAGO, LUIZ ALBERTO. Determination of the Moisture Content in Beef Without Weighing Using Benchtop Time-Domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer and Chemometrics. FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS, v. 5, n. 6, p. 1349-1353, DEC 2012. (10/19576-1)