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Optimization of the Ultrasonic-papain Combined Tenderization Process for Camel Meat and Its Impact on Quality Attributes
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Yajuan LIU1, Liang MING1, Lichao DA2, Yuqi LI2, Rimutu JI1, 3, *
Science and Technology of Food Industry | 2026, 47(6) : 233 - 241
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Science and Technology of Food Industry | 2026, 47(6): 233-241
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Optimization of the Ultrasonic-papain Combined Tenderization Process for Camel Meat and Its Impact on Quality Attributes
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Yajuan LIU1, Liang MING1, Lichao DA2, Yuqi LI2, Rimutu JI1, 3, *
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  • 1College of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
  • 2Alashan Right Banner Camel Industry Development Center, Alxa 737300, China
  • 3Inner Mongolia Zhongha Camel Research Institute, Alxa 737300, China
Published: 2026-03-15 doi: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2025030250
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Camel meat serves as an excellent source of high-quality protein for human consumption. However, its relatively high connective tissue content renders the meat tough and challenging to chew, diminishing consumer acceptance. This study investigated the effects of ultrasonic and papain treatment on enhancing the tenderness and overall quality of camel meat. Univariate experiments were conducted to evaluate ultrasonic time, ultrasonic power, and papain concentration, and the response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to screen for the optimal tenderization process. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of ultrasonic treatment combined with papain on camel meat quality was analyzed in this paper. The findings demonstrated that tenderness of camel meat was significantly improved (P<0.05). Specifically, the optimal tenderization conditions were as follows: A papain concentration of 120 U/mL, an ultrasound duration of 50 minutes, and an ultrasound power of 180 W. Under these optimal conditions, compared to untreated meat, the shear force and lightness (L*) in the co-treatment group were significantly reduced (P<0.05), cooking loss decreased by 8.64%, while texture profile analysis showed significant improvements (P<0.05). Therefore, the above data indicate that the treatment significantly improved the tenderness of camel meat. Additionally, the electrophoresis results showed lighter bands at 220 and 100 kDa, indicating degradation of the myosin heavy chain and decomposition of myofibrillar proteins. And the α-helix content of myofibrillar proteins decreased from 46.21% to 29.40%, while the β-turn content decreased from 25.11% to 13.08%. Conversely, the contents of β-sheet and random coils increased.

camel meat  /  ultrasonic  /  papain  /  tenderization  /  process optimization  /  quality
刘亚娟, 明亮, 达立朝, 李昱奇, 吉日木图. 超声波协同木瓜蛋白酶嫩化驼肉的工艺优化及其对肉品质的影响. 食品工业科技, 2026 , 47 (6) : 233 -241 . DOI: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2025030250
Yajuan LIU, Liang MING, Lichao DA, Yuqi LI, Rimutu JI. Optimization of the Ultrasonic-papain Combined Tenderization Process for Camel Meat and Its Impact on Quality Attributes[J]. Science and Technology of Food Industry, 2026 , 47 (6) : 233 -241 . DOI: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2025030250
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doi: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2025030250
  • Receive Date:2025-03-18
  • Online Date:2026-10-24
  • Published:2026-03-15
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  • Received:2025-03-18
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    1College of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
    2Alashan Right Banner Camel Industry Development Center, Alxa 737300, China
    3Inner Mongolia Zhongha Camel Research Institute, Alxa 737300, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)
属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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