Table E.2.
The conditions and corresponding meat parameters reported for wet‐ageing (WA) beef in the scientific literature
| Surface parameters | Bag properties | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T (°C)* | Pre‐ageing time (days) | Ageing time (days) | pH | aw | Surface T (°C) | ||
| −0.6 ± 1.8 | 9 | 14, 21, 28 and 35 | – | – | – | – | Laster et al. (2008) |
| 0.5 ± 0.5 | 1 | 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 | 5.6–5.7 | – | – | BB3050U vacuum bags | Kahraman and Gurbuz (2019) |
| 0–3 | – | 0 | 5.7 | 0.98–0.99a | – | BB2050U bags, CryoVac | McSharry et al. (2021) |
| 0–3 | – | 37 | 5.5 | 0.98–0.99a | – | BB2050U bags, CryoVac | McSharry et al. (2021) |
| 0–3 | – | 0 | 5.9 | 0.98–0.99a | – | BB2050U bags, CryoVac | McSharry et al. (2021) |
| 0–3 | – | 37 | 5.1 | 0.98–0.99a | – | BB2050U bags, CryoVac | McSharry et al. (2021) |
| 1 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | Kim et al. (2020) |
| 2 ± 1 | 28 | Kim et al. (2019b) | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 21 | – | – | – | Cryovac barrier bags, OTR 3 to 6 cm3/m2 per 24 h | Kim et al. (2019b) |
| 2 ± 1 | – | 28 | – | – | – | oxygen‐impermeable nylon bags | Oh et al. (2018) |
| 1 ± 0.5 | 12 | 20 and 40 | – | – | – | – | Kim et al. (2017a) |
| 1 | – | 21 | – | – | – | Kim et al. (2017a,b) | |
| 1 | – | 37 | – | – | – | – | Sitz et al. (2006) |
| 1 | – | 7 and 21 | – | – | – | Not specified | Liveley et al. (2006) |
| 1.6 | 2 | 13 | 5.6 | – | – | – | Stenstrom et al. (2014) |
| – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1 ± 2 | 2 | 14, 21, 28 and 35 | – | – | – | – | Smith et al. (2008) |
| 2 | 42 | 5.5 | – | – | 3 mil STD barrier, Ultra | Ribeiro et al. (2021a) | |
| 2 | 2 | 0, 7 and 14 | 5.4–5.6 | – | – | DCS00‐FB‐E; PROMAX | Shi et al. (2020) |
| 2 | 20–60 | – | – | Ha et al. (2019) | |||
| 2 | 3 | 7 and 14 | 5.6–5.7 | – | – | – | Owczarek‐Fendor et al. (2014) |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | – | – | – | Jiang et al. (2010) | |
| 2 | 7–35 | 5.5–5.7 | – | – | Not specified | Lee et al. (2008) | |
| 2 | 2, 9, 16, and 23 | 5.4–5.6 | – | – | Combivac (O2 50cm3/m2 per day, CO2 150 cm3/m2 per day) | Smulders et al. (2006) | |
| 2.9 | 35 | 5.6 | – | – | – | Mikami et al. (2021) | |
| 2.9 | 2 | 8 | 5.6 | – | – | CryoVac® 10, BB6050 | Li et al. (2014) |
| 2.9 | 2 | 19 | 5.57 | – | – | CryoVac® 10, BB6050 | Li et al. (2014) |
| 2.9 | 6 | 14 | 5.6 | – | – | CryoVac® 10, BB6050 | Li et al. (2013) |
| 3 | 28 | – | – | – | Cryovac | Tittor et al. (2011) | |
| 3 | – | 1, 5, 10, 15, 23 and 31 | 5.6–5.9 ± 0.05 | – | – | Cryovac | Vásquez et al. (2009) |
| 3.0 ± 0.7 | 2 | 35 | – | – | – | – | Smith et al. (2014) |
| 4 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | Lee et al. (2021) |
| 4 | – | 28 | – | – | – | HFV‐600 L, Hankook Fujee | Kim et al. (2020) |
| 4 | – | 28 | – | – | – | HFV‐600 L, Hankook Fujee | Lee et al. (2019) |
| 4 | – | 7 | 5.5–5.7 | – | – | – | Gudjonsdottir et al. (2015) |
| 4 ± 2 | 1 | 0, 7 and 14 | 5.7–6.0 | – | – | Polifilm® | Cardoso et al. (2012) |
| 2 or 7 | – | 21, 42 | – | – | – | HFV‐600 L, Sunkyung Co. | da Silva et al. (2021) |
| – | – | 3, 7 and 14 | 5.5 | – | – | – | Beriain et al. (2009) |
| 1 | – | 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 | – | – | – | – | Lepper‐Blilie et al. (2016) |
| 3.6 | – | 42 | 5.7–6.0 | 0.93–0.99 | −0.65°C after 7 days, ranged from −0.4°C to −0.7°C (14–21 days) and between −0.23°C to −0.53°C (28–42 days) |
BB3055X vacuum bags |
Reid et al. (2017) |
*
The measured surface temperature when provided or when not provided the temperature setting in the chill room/chamber.