Method for producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product
AssigneeFreezing Machines, Inc.
InventorEldon Roth
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Abstract
A pH increasing material is placed in contact with the surface of an initial comminuted meat product. This contact with the pH increasing material increases the pH of the initial meat product to produce an intermediate meat product. The method also includes the step of removing the pH increasing material and applying mechanical action to the intermediate, pH increased meat product. The method may also include placing a pH lowering gas at a neutralizing pressure in contact with the surface of the intermediate meat product to decrease the pH of the meat product.
Claims20
A method of producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing an initial comminuted meat product in contact with ammonia to produce an intermediate meat product having a pH higher than the initial comminuted meat product;
- (b) removing ammonia from the surface of the intermediate meat product;
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- (c) applying mechanical action to the intermediate meat product after removing ammonia from the surface of the intermediate meat product.
A method of producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing an initial comminuted meat product in contact with ammonia to produce an intermediate meat product having a pH higher than the initial comminuted meat product;
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- (b) applying a primary mechanical action to the intermediate meat product while simultaneously removing excess ammonia from the surface of the intermediate meat product.
A method of producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming an intermediate meat product comprising a comminuted meat product having ammonium hydroxide solution formed therein;
- (b) removing ammonia from the surface of the intermediate meat product;
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- (c) applying mechanical action to the intermediate meat product after removing ammonia from the surface of the intermediate meat product.
A method of producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing ammonia gas in contact with an initial comminuted meat product to produce an intermediate meat product having a pH higher than the initial comminuted meat product;
- (b) applying a primary mechanical action to the intermediate meat product while simultaneously applying a vacuum to the surface of the intermediate meat product;
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- (c) applying a secondary mechanical action to the intermediate meat product after applying the primary mechanical action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.