Food Science and Technology

MEAT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY Meat processing technology comprises the steps and procedures in the   manufacture of processed meat products . Processed meat products, which include various different types and local/regional variations, are food of animal origin, which contribute valuable animal proteins to human diets. Animal tissues, in the first place   muscle meat   and   fat , are the main ingredients, besides occasionally used other tissues such as   internal organs ,   skins   and   blood   or   ingredients of plant origin . All processed meat products have been in one way or another physically and/or chemically treated. These treatments go beyond the simple cutting of meat into meat cuts or meat pieces with subsequent cooking for meat dishes in order to make the meat palatable. Meat processing involves a wide range of   physical and chemical treatment methods , normally combining a variety of methods. Meat processing tec...