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Patent No.:

US 6042855 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000

Filed:

Jun. 27, 1997

Use of vitamin d, its metabolites and analogs to improve tenderness of

Applicant:
Inventors:

Donald C Beitz, Ames, IA (US);

Allen Trenkle, Ames, IA (US);

Frederick C Parrish, Nevada, IA (US);

Jayden L Montgomery, Lubbock, TX (US);

Ronald L Horst, Ames, IA (US);

Assignees:

United States of America (USDA), Ames, IA (US);

Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);

Attorney:

Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees & Sease

Primary Examiner:

Keith D MacMillan

Assistant Examiner:

Vickie Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A21D / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 73 ; 426 73 ; 426 72 ; 426248 ; 426311 ; 514167 ; 552653 ; 556552 ; 424524 ; 2041576 ;
Abstract

A method of improving the tenderness of meat and meat products is described. The method includes administering excessive doses of vitamin D to meat producing animals prior to slaughter. The vitamin D causes greater calcium activated calpain activity which degrades certain myofibrillar proteins in the meat postmortem. The resulting meat has a significantly lower shear force in comparison to untreated meat.

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