dr. david newman - pork quality - retail meat benchmarking
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Objectives
-Gather pork quality attributes nationwide -Provide benchmarking data to producers,
processors, and retailers– Provide a baseline for current quality variation– Identify areas of improvement– Benchmark future industry improvement
In Store Data CollectionFull and self-serve cases– Pork Blade Steaks– Pork Center-Cut-Loin Chops (En & Non-En)– Pork Sirloin Chops
Location– 117 Retail Supermarkets– 15 Club Stores– 67 Cities– 25 States– 32 Markets– 51 Store Brands
Pork Loin Chop AssessmentTen packages of each brand assessed in storeTen packages of each brand purchasedColor-Marbling-Defects-Package Info-Tenderness-
pH-cook loss
Results
• 65 Brands of Pork (L S B)• 117 stores carried center-cut-loin chops• 5 temp recommendations ranging from 145-
165⁰F
Meat Cut
Total Number of
Pkg
Percent of Pkg Bone-
in
Percent of Packages Enhanced
Percent of Packages Over-
wrapped
Percent of Packages
MAP
Percent of Packages
Vacuumed
Blades 863 95.25 40.44 80.07 0.35 19.58
Sirloins 706 22.10 59.21 88.95 2.41 8.64
Loins 6237 47.49 50.87 91.07 4.95 3.98
Figure 1. Frequency distribution of subjective color scores for enhanced and non-enhanced center-cut loin chops.
Figure 3. Frequency distribution of subjective marbling scores for enhanced and non-enhanced center-cut loin chops.
Figure 4. Shear force frequency distribution of enhanced and non-enhanced center-cut loin chops.
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Implications• A significant amount of US pork fails to meet
standards associated with good eating quality• Any attempt to use quality measures to develop
grading or certification standards will depend on benchmarking the mean and SD
Discussion
• Benchmarking is needed. No consistent dataset to compare against. However:
• Subjective color in store over the past 7 years is fairly consistent (NPPC 3.12 – 3.52)
• Objective color has decreased (L* 48.07 – 55.39) over the same time period
L. I. Wright et. al. 2005. Benchmarking value in the pork supply chain: Characterization of US pork in the retail marketplace. S. J. Moeller et. al. 2009. Consumer perceptions of pork eating quality as affected by pork quality attributes and end-point cooked temperature.
Discussion
• Some research suggests that pork is bought on visual acceptance (R. C. Person et. al; M. S. Brewer et. al) and prior eating satisfaction (M. S. Brewer et. al)• Intercept data
• Research also suggests that pork with greater pH and higher marbling equates to a better eating experience (S. J. Moeller et. al)
Discussion
• Marbling has remained fairly consistent (NPPC 2.37 – 2.52) since 2005.
• Goal = consumer acceptance of higher marbled pork ?• Research suggests consumers eating experience is better when
pork is higher in marbling (S. J. Moeller et. al)• Education of consumers and meat case managers
L. I. Wright et. al. 2005. Benchmarking value in the pork supply chain: Characterization of US pork in the retail marketplace. S. J. Moeller et. al. 2009. Consumer perceptions of pork eating quality as affected by pork quality attributes and end-point cooked temperature.