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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chunghee K Kang, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Ronald F Jodlowski, Lemont, IL (US);
Thomas H Donnelly, Western Springs, IL (US);
William D Warner, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Swift Independent Packing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 55 ; 426 58 ; 426271 ; 426281 ;
Abstract
Method for accelerating the tenderization of meat by natural enzymes by antemortem injection of selected activators of specific natural enzymes and/or binding agents for enzyme inhibitors naturally present in meat, promptly slaughtering the animal or fowl after injection and holding the meat within the optimum temperature range of the natural enzyme for about 2 days.