Abstract:In this study, color, cooking loss, water holding capacity, water-loss rate, pH value, amino acid and fatty acid composition of raw meat were investigated during storage (0, 1, 2, 4, 8 weeks) at -18 ℃. The results indicated that water-loss rate and cooking loss of meat increased as the storage time increased, and water holding capacity of meat decreased with the increasing storage time (P<0.05). The contents of lysine, alanine and cysteine increased with the increasing storage time. The amounts of saturated fatty acids increased obviously, while polyunsaturated fatty acids contents decreased with the increasing storage time. Therefore, although frozen storage is an ideal method for meat storage. However, the nutritive value of raw meat will change, leading to the decline of meat quality.