Methods of Processing Meat and Poultry-1
Methods of Processing Meat and Poultry-1
Methods of Processing Meat and Poultry-1
PROCESSING
MEAT AND POULTRY
WHAT IS PROCESSED MEAT?
Meat that has been preserved by
methods such as
1) Salting
2) Drying or smoking
3) Chilling
4) Freezing
5) Curing
INGREDIENTS IN MEAT PROCESSING
A. FOOD ADDITIVES
a mixture of concentrates added to food as a result of
production and processing.
Usually added in small and exact amounts to maintain and
improve the nutritional quality of the food, enhance its
stability, and make it appetizing.
Lengthen the storage life, and more importantly aid in
processing meat.
A. FOOD ADDITIVES
1.PRESERVATIVES are added to food to prevent
the growth of bacteria, which are instrumental to
food spoilage
Examples:
Salt, sugar, and vinegar
Saltpeter
Sulfur dioxide (anti-browning agent for fruits and
vegetables)
Benzoic acid (for fruits and jellies)
A. FOOD ADDITIVES
Dehydration uses
artificially heated
air with controlled
conditions of
temperature,
humidity, airflow.
Smoking is usually
supplementary to
salting and drying.
THREE SUGGESTED RECIPES RELATED WITH
THE PROCESSING OF MEAT AND POULTRY
THREE SUGGESTED RECIPES RELATED WITH
THE PROCESSING OF MEAT AND POULTRY
PROCESSED MEAT IS MEAT PRESERVED
THROUGH DIFFERENT METHODS.
MEAT AND POULTRY ARE USUALLY
PROCESSED BY CANNING, CURING,
SMOKING AND DRYING.
INGREDIENTS ESSENTIAL IN MEAT
AND POULTRY PROCESSING ARE FOOD
ADDITIVES, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, AND
WATER.
ASSIGNMENT
Look for processed meat in grocery
stores. List the qualities that make them
qualified for exports.