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Fresh Meat Processing (Exam 2) Flashcards

1
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How man changes are there in product characteristics?

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Minimal

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2
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What is meat processing?

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Any mechanical, chemical, or enzymatic treatment of meat that alters the form in which it originally occurs

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What is “further processing”?

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An industry term used to describe the processes of comminuting (chopping or grinding) or enhancing to add more value to low quality meats.

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What is “further processing” also referred to as?

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Value-added processing

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What are 6 functions of further processing?

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Preserve quality or extend shelf life
Increase quality
Increase safety
Manipulate ingredients or formulate products
Control portion
Increase convenience for consumers
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What are 5 ways to preserve quality/extend shelf life?

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Chilling 
Packaging
Antimicrobials
Antioxidants
Irradiation
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7
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How can tenderness be increased?

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Tenderization

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8
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How can juiciness be increased?

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Injection

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9
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How can flavor be increased?

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Marination, injection

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10
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How can taste be increased?

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Injection, rubbing, marination

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What is the most commonly used process to increase safety?

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Cooking

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12
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What is the first step in fresh meat processing?

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Carcass breaking

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13
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Is there any loss in carcass breaking?

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Bone loss and tissue loss

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14
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What is carcass breaking?

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Primarily separating carcass into primal ad subprimals

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15
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What are the 4 primal cuts of beef?

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Loin
Chuck
Rib
Round

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16
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What are the 4 primal cuts of pork?

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Boston butt
Picnic
Ham
Loin

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What are the 5 principles of carcass breaking and fabrication?

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Separate fat vs lean
Separate tough vs tender
Separate thick vs thin
Separate less valuable vs more valuable
Cutting across the grain
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18
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What is the most common form of meat processing?

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Size reduction

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19
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Is thinner meat more tender or less?

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More

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20
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What type of meat is the most tender?

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Ground meat

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21
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Why do we need tenderization?

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Tenderness variation

Consumer’s preference

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22
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What are 4 things that affect tenderness?

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Anatomical differences
Connective tissues
Age
Breed/species

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23
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Outside of tenderness, what is the most important thing to consumers?

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Flavor

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24
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Do young animals or old animals have more tender meat?

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Young

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25
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What is the 2nd most tender cut of meat?

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Flat iron

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26
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What does beating with mallet do?

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Breaks connective tissue

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27
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What are 5 methods of mechanical tenderization?

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Cutting across the grain
Flaking
Needling
Grinding
Beating with mallet
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28
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What are methods of enzymatic tenderization?

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Papain
Bromelain
Ficin

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29
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Where does papain come from?

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Papaya

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30
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Where does bromelain come from?

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Pineapple

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31
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Where does fincin come from?

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Fig

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32
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Which is the least effective on collagen, papain, bromelain, or ficin?

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Papain

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Which is the most effective on collagen, papain, bromelain, or ficin?

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Bromelain

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34
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Which is effective on both muscle fibers and connective tissues, papain, bromelain, or ficin?

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Ficin

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35
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What are 2 methods of aging for tenderization?

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Wet aging and dry aging

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36
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What is wet aging?

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Bone-in or boneless subprimals in vacuum package for 24-28 days

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37
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Is there any loss with wet aging?

38
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What is dry aging?

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Bone-in or boneless subprimals, primals, or carcasses in cooler with controlled humidity for 90 days

39
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What is the loss in dry aging?

40
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What is cooler hanging a form of?

41
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What are 2 other methods of tenderization?

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High temperature conditioning

Short-term muscle shortening

42
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What is high temperature conditioning?

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Accelerated aging

43
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Why is high temperature conditioning risky?

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Bacteria can live

44
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What is short-term muscle shortening a disruption of?

45
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What is a method of short-term shortening?

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Electrical stimulation during slaughter

46
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What is shelf life?

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The length of time before meat products become unpalatable, unsafe for human consumption, or unattractive in the display case

47
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Why is shelf life of meat limited? (4)

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Highly perishable
Close to neutral pH
High water activity
Great source of nutrients

48
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What is the main form of shelf life extension and preservation?

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Refrigeration

49
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What is the appearance like due to spoilage?

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Slimy caused by organic acids, protein degradation, mold/yeast growth

50
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What causes discoloration of spoiled food?

51
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What is the appearance of food like after oxidation?

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Not much change

52
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What percentage of meat consumption is ground meats?

53
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What is the most common ground meat?

54
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What type of ground meant is on the rise along the coasts?

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Pork patties

55
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How many times do you grind ground meats?

56
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How much of the beef production in the US is ground beef?

57
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What is the normal fine grind size of ground beef?

58
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How can patties be frozen? (3)

A

IQF
Blast
Liquid nitrogen

59
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Practice adjusted fat content math

A

Practice adjusted fat content math

60
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What is freezing patties important for?

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Maintaining form, freshness, and safety

61
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Know the differences between chopped beef/ground beef, hamburger, and beef patties

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Know the differences between chopped beef/ground beef, hamburger, and beef patties

62
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How much fat is there in ground beef?

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No more than 30%

63
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Can fat be added to ground beef?

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No more than what is in the trimmings

64
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How much of ground beef meat can come from cheek?

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No more than 25%

65
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What can not be added to ground beef?

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Water
Phosphates
Binders
Extenders

66
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Can ground beef have seasonings?

67
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How much fat is there in ground beef hamburgers?

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No more than 30%

68
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Can fat be added to ground beef hamburgers?

69
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How much of ground beef hamburger meat can come from cheek?

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No more than 25%

70
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What can not be added to ground beef hamburgers?

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Water
Phosphates
Binders
Extenders

71
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Can ground beef hamburger have seasonings?

72
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What is MAP?

A

Modified Atmosphere Packaging

73
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With textured vegetable protein in ground beef, how must it be labeled?

A

Descriptively with soy and other extenders

74
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What can irritation ground beef of beef patties contain?

75
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What is carrageenan often found in?

76
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What is carrageenan isolated from?

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Red seaweed

77
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What does carrageenan do?

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Thickens, gelatinize, stabilizes, and suspend proteins

78
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What are the roles of fat in meat products? (4)

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Flavor
Texture
Carriers of fat-soluble nutrients
Health

79
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What does fat do for health?

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30% calories recommended from fat

80
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What is LFTB?

A

Lean finely textured beef

81
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What is MDM?

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Mechanically deboned meat

82
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What is mechanically separated meat used for?

A

Processed meat products

83
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Where is the most popular place that MDM is from? Why?

A

Chicken

Flavorful and juicy

84
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What does restructured mea products increase?

A

Value of cheap meats

85
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What are restructured meat products?

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When the muscle is separated and reshaped into more desired products

86
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What are methods for binding restructured meat products? (3)

A

Use massage or tumbling to extract proteins
Use binders
Transglutaminase

87
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What is transglutaminase?

A

Proteins crosslinks

88
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What is the most rapidly growing sector of the meat industry?

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Case-ready fresh products

89
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How are meat products shipped to supermarkets?

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In sale-ready packages

90
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What is the most significant technology development for case-ready products?

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Impermeable and permeable films

Oxygen exchange

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