Composition of Meat Flashcards

1
Q

all parts of an animal that are intended for, or have been judhed as safe and suitable for, human consumption

A

meat

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2
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Examples of Red meat:

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Beef
Pork
Lamb
Goat

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3
Q

Raised for Meat or Eggs

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Domesticated Fowl

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4
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Examples of Poultry:

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Chickens
Turkeys
Ducks
Geese

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5
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Limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins; lives wholly in water

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Fish/Seafood

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6
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Examples of Exotic meats:

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Bison
Wild Boar
Deer, Elk, antelope, reindeer
Water buffalo
Ostrich & Emu 
Rabbits
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7
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General Types of Meat:

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  1. Carcass
  2. Variety
  3. Reclaimed
  4. Processed
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8
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is the eviscerated body of a domestic mammal used for food, major components include muscle, fat, bone, connective tissue

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Carcass Meat

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9
Q

edible organs and glands

Ex: kidney, heart, liver, tongue, brain, tripe, sweetbread, melts

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Variety meats

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10
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Reclaimed Meats:

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  1. Mechanically processed product
  2. Partially defatted, fatty tissue (collagen)
  3. Plasma protein isolate (blood)
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11
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combination of carcass, variety, and reclaimed meat to add value to the product

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processed meat

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12
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Chemical composition of Meat

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  1. Water (65-80%)
  2. Protein (16-22%)
  3. Fat (2-15%)
  4. Minerals, Vitamins, Carbohydrates
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13
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Composition of Fat:

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  1. Fats are neutral lipids
  2. Two types
  3. Pork-higher in unsaturated fat
  4. Beef, Lamb-higher in saturated fat
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14
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Two types of fat

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saturated

unsaturated

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15
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Generally 12-22% of live animal weight, protects organs, levers for locomotion, provide support and rididity

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Bone

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16
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Part of the skeleton, connects muscles to bones, harnesses and collects activity of muscle fibers

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Connective tissue

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17
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Types of connective tissue:

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  1. Tendon
  2. Periosteum
  3. Facia
  4. Ligament
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18
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connects muscle to bone (ends)

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tendon

19
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connects muscle to bond (sides)

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periosteum

20
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sheet-like covering encapsulating muscle

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Facia

21
Q

connects bone to bone

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ligament

22
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generally 40-65% of live animal weight, produces energy, converts energy to work

A

muscle

23
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generally 10-50% of live animal weight, storage of reserve energy, protects vital organs, insulation, influenced by genetics, species, gender, environment, plane of nutrition

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Fat

24
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a contractile organ organ comprised of muscle fibers, connective tissue and intramuscluar fat

A

Muscle

25
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Types of muscle:

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smooth- involuntary
striated- involuntary
striated- voluntary

26
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associated with arteries and GI tract

A

smooth- involuntary`

27
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associated with cardiac muscle

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striated- involuntary

28
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skeletal muscle

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striated- voluntary

29
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fibrils of stromal proteins (collagen, elastin, reticulin) dispersed in a watery matrix called ground substance

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connective tissue

30
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stromal proteins:

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collagen
Elastin
Reticulin

31
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white in color, susceptible to moist heat

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collagen

32
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yellow in color, may not be hydrolyzed by moist heat

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Elastin

33
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white in color, smaller amounts

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reticulin

34
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surrounds entire muscle

A

epimysium

35
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surrounds muscle bundle

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perimysium

36
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surrounds muscle fiber

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endomysium

37
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is deposited in the perimysium and endemism connective tissue layers

A

marbling

38
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considered the true cell of muscle, the smallest completely functional unit in muscle, multinucleated, striated in appearance

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muscle fiber

39
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Muscle fiber components:

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  1. Sarcolemma
  2. Sarcoplasm
  3. Myofibrils
  4. Sacromere
40
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membrane surrounding fibers; responsible for uptake and release of calcium (Ca++)

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Sarcolemma

41
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cytoplasm of fibers; contains nuclei, myoglobin, lipid droplets, glycogen granules, glycolytic enzymes, etc.

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Sarcoplasm

42
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long culindrical rods comprised of sacromeres

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Myofibrils

43
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is the basic contractile unit of the muscle

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Sacromere