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US 2024/0298672 A1Published application
Method for improving meat quality
AssigneeCan Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAlcina ASCENSAO, Brooke HUMPHREY, Ad VAN WESEL
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for improving the quality of meat obtained from an animal. In one aspect, the method relates to feeding an animal a diet containing calcium nitrate. In one aspect, the method relates to improving the redness of the meat color.
Claims23
A method for improving meat quality in an animal comprising:
- feeding an animal an amount of a nitrate compound effective to improve at least one meat quality characteristic of meat obtained from the animal.
A method for improving the color of meat obtained from an animal comprising,
- feeding an animal a diet comprising an effective amount of nitrate,
- wherein the redness of the color of the meat obtained from the animal is greater than the redness of the color of meat obtained from a control animal fed a diet without an effective amount of nitrate.
An animal feed diet, comprising:
- an amount of nitrate effective for increasing the red color of meat obtained from the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.