EVALUATION OF THE MEAT SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS OF THE YAKUTIA MEAT PROCESSING ENTERPRISE

The purpose of research is to assess the quality of frozen semi-finished beef meat products manufactured at a processing plant in Yakutia in terms of compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents and standards for control methods. Samples of frozen minced molded meat (cutlets, meatballs) and small-sized semi-finished products of the agricultural consumer cooperative Berte-As of the Khangalassky ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) were evaluated by organoleptic, physico-chemical and bacteriological indicators. Samples of cutlets, meatballs were studied for indicators characterizing external and taste qualities: physical and chemical indicators – acidity, mass fraction of moisture, mass fraction of sodium chloride, qualitative and quantitative methods for determining starch, mass fraction of bread; bacteriological indicators – bacterial contamination, the presence of opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms (salmonella, listeria Listeria mnocytogenes, etc.), the presence of mold. According to the results of the analysis of the composition and chemical analysis of chopped semi-finished products, the category of products was determined. Samples of small-sized semi-finished products were examined for organoleptic characteristics, bacterial contamination, the presence of opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms. According to the results of the veterinary and sanitary examination of frozen minced meat, small-sized semi-finished products produced by the agricultural consumer cooperative Berte-As, it was found that the products are made from high-quality natural meat raw materials of category B, comply with the requirements of technical regulations, specifications and standards for control methods in terms of safety indicators.