Animal Protein Foods. Flashcards
What gives the meat its flavor?
Meat contains extractives, which gives the meat flavor.
Why do we cook meat?
Reasons for cooking meat:
- To make it more digestable.
- To kill bacteria.
- To develop flavor and add variety.
What is offal?
Offal is the edible internal organs of the animal such as the heart, liver, kidney, and tripe.
What is the food value for protein foods?
Food value:
- HBV proteins.
- Fat.
- Vitamin B and some A.
- Iron is an important mineral salt in the meat.
Give 9 examples of sources of meat are from:
Sources of meat are from:
- Beef comes from cows.
- Mutton comes from mature sheep.
- Lamb comes from young sheep.
- Pork comes from pigs.
- Venison is game meat from buck.
- Goat.
- Rabbits.
- Domestic birds.
- Game birds.
Give three examples of domestic birds and game birds:
Domestic birds include: Chicken, turkey, and ducks.
Game birds include: Quail, guinea fowl and ostrich.
Where can fat be found in meat?
- The fat in animals is important, It is found between muscle fibres called “invisible fat,” and gives a marbled effect.
- Fat is also found in layers under the skin and around important organs e.g. suet from round kidneys.
What does fat do for meat?
This gives the meat its tenderness and moisture.
Older animals have what kind of fibres and what does it result in?
Older animals have long and thick fibres and the result id tougher meat.
Younger animals have what kind of fibres and what does it result in?
Younger animals have thin and short fibres and have more tender meat.
What is lean meat like?
Lean meat is made up of bundles of muscles fibres held together by connective tissue.
What happens to the muscle fibres when an animal is really active?
More active muscles in any animal will give tougher meat, e.g. chicken legs and shin of beef.
How do you guide yourself to tell if the animal was young or not?
A simple guide as to whether meat is from a young animal or not is to look at the fat, if it is yellow then the animal is old and the meat will be tougher.
When buying meat, buy from a reputable butcher or source where the turnover is quick. Look for the following qualities when choosing meat: Name them.
When buying meat, buy from a reputable butcher or source where the turnover is quick. Look for the following qualities when choosing meat:
- Good color and lean.
- Fresh smell.
- Flesh firm and elastic to touch.
- Moist but not wet.
- Fine even grain.
- Not too much bone.
Name 2 methods of cooking meat.
Cooking methods:
- Moist cooking methods.
- Dry cooking methods.
