超声波是一项新兴的节能高效食品加工技术，将其单独或与其它加工方式协同应用于宰后牛肉成熟或牛肉制品的加工，可改善牛肉及其制品的质量特性。本文从感官品质、蛋白质性质、营养与安全性三个角度，分析阐述了国内外牛肉超声加工技术的研究进展，总结了超声波对新鲜牛肉的嫩度、牛肉蛋白的理化性质、功能性质及牛肉制品的脂肪酸特性、胺类物质生成、杀菌效果、风味物质的影响，探讨了超声技术改善牛肉及其制品感官品质、理化性质、营养和安全性的作用机理，展望了超声加工技术在牛肉工业中的应用前景，并提出了此技术的进一步研究方向。

Ultrasound is an emerging energy-efficient food processing technology that can be used alone or in combination with other processing methods to improve the quality of beef and its derived products. In this paper, the research progress of ultrasonic processing technology applied to beef worldwide was elaborated in terms of sensory quality, protein properties, nutrition and safety. The effects of ultrasonic technology on the tenderness of fresh beef, physicochemical and functional properties of beef protein, as well as the fatty acid profile, amine generation, sterilization, flavor substances of beef products were summarized. Furthermore, this paper discusses the mechanisms of ultrasonic technology to improve the quality of beef as well as the sensory quality, physicochemical properties, nutrition and safety of its derived products, provides prospect on the application of ultrasonic processing technology in beef industry and indicates further research directions associated with this technology.

国家重点研发计划项目（2016YFD0400301）；宁波市公益类科技计划重点项目（2019C10088）