Abstract
The results of studies on the extraction of chicken stock and the preparation of chicken consomméare reported. The effect on the stock of different body parts of the chicken (bony parts, wing parts, and tissue components of bone, skin and meat) on the taste was investigated. The effect of additional meat (added skinless chicken breast meat representing 0%, 15%, 30%, 45% or 60% of the final consommé volume) on the taste of consommé was also investigated. Stock extracted from each type of tissue demonstrated unique characteristics (e.g., meat stock exhibited a stronger umami intensity as it contained large amounts of 5'-IMP and Glu, whereas bone and skin stock each displayed weak umami intensity but contained a large amount of peptides). However, the difference between stock made from the bony parts and wing parts blended with equal amounts of the three kinds of stock from the tissues (as these were included in the original bony or wing part) was minimal. Additional meat demonstrated a greater effect on the taste of consommé than the kind of stock used. A sensory evaluation determined the most preferable level of additional meat to be 15%, there being no improvement by increasing the level to 45% or 60%.
