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ThesisItem Open Access TECHNOLOGY UPSCALING OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL PORK PRODUCTS OF NAGALAND(College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, 2018-12) SANGTAM, H. MOAAKUM; Laskar, S. K.Traditional pork products of Nagaland prepared with locally available plant based ingredients viz. Anishi, Silam and FDS (Fermented dried soya) were evaluated in the present study. Based on the popularity, a purposive survey was conducted in field level to evaluate the level of ingredients used and with an aim to refine and upscale the processing steps and to extend the shelf life of the products. Three formulations were prepared using pork with Anishi, Silam and FDS along with a control, prepared without adding the above ingredients. On the basis of pilot study, the level of incorporation for Anishi, Silam and FDS were selected as 5, 10 and 5 percent, respectively. The cooked products were packaged under two different systems viz. retort pouch and vacuum packaging. The retort pouched products were subjected to physicochemical, microbiological and sensory evaluation at ambient temperature (25-32oC) for 6 months whereas, the vacuum packaged products were evaluated at refrigeration temperature (4±1oC) for 15 days. The economics of products were also calculated. Under retort processing, the total heating time (min) was recorded to be highest in pork with FDS compared to control, pork with Anishi and Silam. The proximate composition i.e. percent moisture, crude protein, ether extract and total ash in retort pouch and vacuum packaging revealed highly significant (p<0.01) differences in control and the treated products. The pork with FDS revealed highest protein content in both retort and vacuum packaging. However, no significant differences were observed for different storage periods. For mean scores of pH, TBARS and tyrosine values highly significant (p<0.01) differences were observed among control and different product formulations and also during different storage periods. The TPC, coliform and yeast and mould were absent under retort pouch packaging during the entire storage period, conversely under vacuum packaging highly significant differences (p<0.01) were recorded in respect of TPC and psychrophilic count among control and all the treated products and at different storage periods. Coliform count was <3 and yeast and mould were absent in vacuum packaged products. The amino acid content in control and treated products were decreased with the increase in storage period. Highly significant (p<0.01) differences were observed in texture profile among control and the treated products as well as during different storage periods under retort pouch packaging. In respect of vacuum packaging significant (p<0.05) differences were observed during different storage periods among control and the treated products. Highly significant (p<0.01) differences were observed in colour profile under retort pouch and vacuum packaging in control and among the treated products and during storage period. The sensory evaluation showed highly significant (p<0.01) differences in appearance, flavour, juiciness, tenderness and overall acceptability in control and treated products and during storage period under retort pouch and vacuum packaging and revealed higher scores in pork with Silam and FDS compared to Anishi and control. The costs of productions were lower in all treated products compared to control under retort pouch and vacuum packaging. Based on the results obtained in the study it might be concluded that traditional pork products could be prepared economically by incorporating traditional ingredients like Anishi, Silam and FDS at 5, 10 and 5 percent levels using vacuum and retort packaging without any appreciable depreciation in nutritive values and sensory qualities till 15 days for vacuum packaging with refrigeration storage and for retort packaging till 180 days under ambient temperature.
