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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Iksoon Kang, Madison, WI (US);
Gary Robert Skaar, Marshall, WI (US);
William Nathaniel Gale Barron, Iii, Waunakee, WI (US);
Cory Jay Painter, Madison, WI (US);
James Donald Colby, Shakopee, MN (US);
Henri K. Salman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Iksoon Kang, Madison, WI (US);
Gary Robert Skaar, Marshall, WI (US);
William Nathaniel Gale Barron, III, Waunakee, WI (US);
Cory Jay Painter, Madison, WI (US);
James Donald Colby, Shakopee, MN (US);
Henri K. Salman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Deboned meat is subjected to processing in a surimi-type procedure in order to substantially reduce the heme content and thus the color intensity of the deboned meat, with bone marrow components and fat also being removed. When desired, the washed meat is subjected to dewatering, such as by pressing, in order to provide a color and fat reduced deboned meat. Multiple-stage separation is practiced, and the protein yield of the washed meat is advantageously elevated.