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Perceptions of rural consumers and the quality of mutton at purchase points in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Author	Rani, Zikhona Theodora
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The objective of the current study was to determine the physico chemical quality of mutton purchased from different shops in the E astern Cape Province, South Africa . Forty different shops selling meat and butcheries from fi ve different municipalities were visited. Shops were chosen on the basis of whether they sell mutton and were classified into top class, middle class, and ordinary butcheries. Mutton sampl es were collected from these shops in four different seasons. Colour (L,a,b), pH, and tenderness were measured. Season had an effect on lightness ( L) values of meat at poin ts of purchase, with the L* value (24.7±0.49) in winter being the lowest and (32.2±0.49) in s pring being the highest. The class of shop did not have an effect on meat quality attributes. The number of days from when the meat was put on the shelves, to the time when it was pur chased for consumption (days to purchase) had a significant (P <0.05) negative correlation wi th the tenderness and lightness of the meat, hence the longer the storage period, the softer and d rker it becomes. A significant negative (P < 0.05) correlation between pHu and colour of th e meat (L,a,b*) was observed. The point of purchase temperature had a negative correl ation with redness and lightness of the meat. It was therefore concluded that the physicochemical quality of meat purchased from different shops was different, largely based on the part of meat, meat storage conditions and not necessarily on the class of the shop.
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