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oxymyoglobin

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oxymyoglobin /oxy·myo·glo·bin/ (-mi´o-glo″bin) myoglobin charged with oxygen.
ox·y·my·o·glo·bin (ks-m-glbn)
n.
A pigment formed by the oxidation of myoglobin.

oxymyoglobin [ok″se-mi″o-glo´bin]
myoglobin charged with oxygen.

oxymyoglobin
MbO2; myoglobin charged with oxygen.


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This causes a reversion of the bright red oxymyoglobin pigment, which consumers often associated with freshness, to myoglobin--which has a deep purplish red colour.
Adding antioxidants, such as vitamin E, can enhance meat quality and effectively stabilize red oxymyoglobin color by delaying the onset of oxidation.
Adding such antioxidants as vitamin E can enhance meat quality and effectively stabilize red, oxymyoglobin color by delaying oxidation.
 
 
 
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