The invention relates to a method for producing a raw piece of reconstituted meat and to a raw piece of reconstituted meat combined according to the method. Many known reconstituted meat products are rejected because they contain chemical additives such as aminases; they are expensive to produce, because the meat first is reconstituted and stabilized and is then preserved; and reconstituted meat combinations often have an inhomogeneous appearance and may tend to separate out their constituents. In order to overcome these disadvantages, a reconstituted meat composition contains only glycerol and salt as the binders, is stabilized and preserved by drying in a single step in a method for producing a raw piece of reconstituted meat and provides a combined raw piece of reconstituted meat the main constituents of which contain only meat ingredients from animal origin, it has the appearance of pure meat, and has a similar elasticity and a precise residual juice content.

The present invention is an instant (agglomerated particle) scoopable protein food supplement powder composition containing at least 70%, more preferably 80%, and most preferably 85-90% animal protein or molecules derived therefrom, carbohydrate less than 10% and preferably undetectable, sodium less than 5% and preferably less than 200 mg per serving, ideally approximately 150 mg per serving. The powder is preferably in the particle size range of about 30-100 mesh, more preferably about 40-80 mesh.

Embodiments herein include aqueous chicken products with reduced concentrations of off-flavor compounds and related methods. In an embodiment, a food product is included. The food product can include a hermetically sealed shelf-stable package. The food product can further include a sterilized or pasteurized aqueous chicken product at a solids concentration of less than 30 brix. The food product can include chicken-derived protein, chicken-derived lipids, and less than 30 ppb 2-pentyl furan. Other embodiments are also included herein.

This invention is directed to a composition and application of marinades that contain, as key active ingredients, a combination of organic salts derived by fermentation of sugars. The resulting all natural marinades substantially improve cook yield, juiciness, flavor, and color in meat and in seafood, in a surprisingly effective way.

A sliced jumbo tender of a meat tender or poultry breast resulting in strips having a desired weight and thickness with minimal losses. The sliced tender includes two diagonal cuts across and through the tender to yield three strips which are substantially the same in weight and thickness.

A fine emulsion sausage having an alginate coating having a thickness of 0.05 mm or less; said sausage substantially possessing the visible and organoleptic properties of a skinless sausage. Also, a method of manufacturing such sausages, which method comprises co-extruding a fine emulsion filling with a casing paste comprising alginate to form a coextruded product comprising 1.5% or less by weight of casing paste, based upon the total weight of the casing paste and filling; and contacting such coextruded product with a solution containing calcium ions, which solution has a pH below the pKa value of the alginate.

Methods and devices heat or cool viscous materials, such as meat emulsions useful for producing food and other products. The devices have a heat exchanger including a first plate, a second plate attached to the first plate, and a first spacer and a second spacer arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, the first spacer, and the second spacer define at least one temperature controlled passage for a product to pass through the heat exchanger.

Moisture is retained in cooked or thawed food by adding to the food an aqueous suspension of animal muscle protein obtained from animal muscle tissue. The aqueous suspension is obtained by mixing comminuted animal muscle tissue with a food grade base to form an aqueous basic solution of animal muscle protein. The basic solution is mixed with a food grade acid to precipitate the protein in an aqueous composition. The precipitated protein then is comminuted to form an aqueous suspension of comminuted animal muscle protein.

The invention provides protein compositions containing structured protein products having protein fibers that are substantially aligned.

A method of manufacture of a breaded food product that includes the steps of: providing a solid or solidified substrate; applying a coating to the substrate to form a coated substrate; applying a crumb coating to the coated substrate to form a breaded portion; heating the breaded substrate to produce a cooked breaded portion; hermetically packaging the one or more cooked breaded portions within a flexible packaging material to produce a packaged foodstuff; and subjecting the packaged foodstuff to high pressure processing at a pressure of at least 100 MPa to produce a sterilized packaged foodstuff. The sterilized packaged foodstuff has a crumb coating that is not damaged by being subjected to the high pressure processing.