Rivera-Guerrero MI, Sánchez-Rueda L, Rodríguez-Bataz E, Ada Nelly Martínez-Villalobos, José Juan Martínez-Maya

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Objective. To assess the effect of different cooking times and temperatures, as well as of some seasonings, on the viability of Taenia solium metacestodes in spicy meat and hot sausage. Material and Methods. This study was conducted by the Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (Guerrero State Autonomous University), Mexico in 1999. Infected pork meat was bought in the community of Azacoaloya, in the municipality of Chilapa de Alvarez, Guerrero State. It was used to prepare spicy meat (adobada) and hot sausage (chorizo). Only the meat in which metacestode viability was proven was used. The products obtained underwent a) room temperature for 12 to 100 hours; b) temperatures of –10 to 37°C for 24 hours; c) boiling (97°C) from 1 to 15 minutes. To determine the effect of the seasonings, batches were prepared using twice the amount of a specific seasoning. Trials were done and assessed three times. Proportion differences were established using the chi-squared test. Results. At room temperature the lowest evagination occurred after 100 hours for both products (p‹0.05). After 24 hours, the lowest evagination occurred at –10°C in spicy meat and at 37°C in hot sausage (p‹0.05). At boiling temperature there was no evagination after 10 minutes (p‹0.05). In spicy meat, adding salt caused the most significant reduction; in hot sausage, thyme caused the most significant reduction (p‹0.05). Conclusions. Meat with metacestodes should not be eaten, yet, it is being sold and used to prepare spicy meats. Adding spices can hide the metacestode, thus, adequate cooking of these meat products is necessary. These meats may be consumed at least four days after its preparation and spicy meat after a minimum of four days of refrigeration.

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