Composition and process for long term preservation of food
AssigneeIndependent Quality Foods, LLC
InventorBrandon Lobaugh
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Abstract
Provided is a method of fresh preserving meat products by controlling the intake process of the packaged meat, storing the meat in a temperature-controlled environment the keeps the meat at or near the freezing point of the meat without forming or growing ice crystals, and shipping the meat at a time where the seasonal price of the meat is favorable.
Claims17
A method for preserving meat comprising the sequential steps of (a) receiving packaged meat;
- (b) inspecting said packaged meat;
- (c) stacking or wrapping said packaged meat;
- (d) storing said packaged meat in a temperature-controlled room;
- (e) monitoring the quality of said packaged meat;
- and (f) shipping said packaged meat, wherein the meat has increased tenderness.
A system for preserving meat comprising:
- (a) a receiving room for receiving and inspecting packaged meat;
- and (b) a temperature-controlled storage room for holding and monitoring said packaged meat at a temperature at or near the freezing point of the meat without forming or growing ice crystals.
A preserved meat comprising (a) no chemical preservatives, (b) no ice crystals, and (c) less than 5 logs of microbes per gram, wherein said preserved meat is at least 15 days old and is more tender than fresh meat that has been aged for 21 days.
The preserved meat of claim 14, wherein said preserved meat is at least 30 days old.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.