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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Nathan Ryan Smit, Albert Lea, MN (US);
John William Summerfield, Austin, MN (US);
Jerry Earl Cannon, Austin, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Ryan Smit, Albert Lea, MN (US);
John William Summerfield, Austin, MN (US);
Jerry Earl Cannon, Austin, MN (US);
Assignee:
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 9/00 (2006.01); A23B 4/00 (2006.01); A23L 3/015 (2006.01); A23L 13/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 4/00 (2013.01); A22C 9/00 (2013.01); A23L 3/0155 (2013.01); A23L 13/03 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of processing meat is disclosed. The method includes subjecting the meat (pork or turkey) to high pressure processing at a pressure of at least 175 MPa for a time of 20 minutes or less, wherein post mortem glycolysis is inhibited. For beef, a pressure of at least 200 MPa and a hold time of from 30 seconds to 20 minutes are used.