Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Meat, Poultry and Their Products

Autor: M. E. Stiles
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Modified Atmosphere Packaging Of Food ISBN: 9780747600640
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2117-4_5
Popis: Slaughter of animals for food involves the “conversion of muscle to meat.” The most significant postmortem change is that the end products of metabolism are no longer removed by the dynamic processes of the body. Nonetheless, meat is a dynamic system in which chemical changes occur, followed by the deteriorative effects of microbial growth. The requirements of humane slaughter should result in adequate levels of glycogen in muscle to allow the postmortem drop of meat pH to
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