Muscle Foods, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994 Meat Poultry and Seafood Technology

Traditionally, in the food industry, there has been a distinction made among meat, poultry, seafood, and game. Meat has historically been defined as the edible flesh of animals. This basically referred only to the red meats, namely, beef, lamb, pork, and veal, including both fresh and processed products as well as variety or glandular meats. It has been recognized more recently that all foods derived from muscle, or muscle foods, have basically the same or similar characteristics in physical and chemical properties. Tberefore, it is logical to exarnine and consider all muscle foods under one cover. Tbis book, therefore, is an attempt to address the various attributes of red meat, poultry, fish, and game under the single heading of muscle foods and to note any differences where they might OCCUT. It is of interest that of the 10 top V. S. meat companies in 1990, 8 of them were dealing with poultry as well as red meats and that 4 of the 10 were also involved with seafoods. Tbis lends impetus to the inclusion of all three in a book such as this. Furthermore, the rapid increase in consumption of poultry meat to approximately 30 kg (65 pounds) per capita and seafoods to 7 kg (16 pounds) per capita compared to beef at 34 kg (75 pounds) and pork at 30 kg (65 pounds), whereas veal and lamb/mutton represent only 0.

Historical Perspective And Current Status. Structure and Properties of Tissues. Postmortem Changes in Muscle Foods. Edible By-Products from the Production and Processing of Muscle Foods. Processed Meats/Poultry Seafood. Inspection Grading. Meat. Animal Composition and Its Measurements. Pathogenic Microorganisms and Microbial Toxins Associated with Muscle Foods. Chemical Residues in Muscle Foods. Quality Characteristics. Sensory Methods to Evaluate Muscle Foods. Aspects of Quality Assurance and Ritualistic Practices. Spoilage and Preservation of Muscle Foods. Cookery of Muscle Foods. Nutritional Value of Muscle Foods. Product Development. Packaging Muscle Foods. Methods and Economics of Meat Merchandising. Biotechnology for Muscle Food Enhancement. Glossary. Index