Therefore, on September 14, Jiupai journalists consulted the staff of the store as customers, and the staff denied this statement. It is said that the meat was bought back to the store and frozen in the refrigerator. After the refrigerator is frozen, the blood of the meat will be diluted a little, just like pink.
On the same day, the reporter consulted Zhu, a food industry analyst in China. He said that it is difficult to distinguish without going through the scene, but under normal circumstances, the synthetic probability of pork belly is not high because the labor cost will be higher. The pink blood oozing was also explained, saying that it was because the frozen meat was not drained in advance after being taken out, which was a procedural problem.
Therefore, from the above analysis, it is impossible to judge that the pink creamy liquid flowing from the roasted pork belly is synthetic meat. Let's take you to know some related knowledge.
What is synthetic meat?
Synthetic meat refers to the whole meat processed with minced meat and food additives, and some food additives, such as gelatin and carrageenan, are used.
Why is there glue? Because edible gum is mainly used to reshape food, it can condense scattered meat into a whole piece. Carrageenan and pectin are also very safe food additives. As long as it meets the relevant national standards, it is safe and harmless, so you don't have to worry.
How to judge synthetic meat?
Observe the color of the meat. Let's take the meat rolls sold in the supermarket as an example. The color of real meat roll is pink or light pink, while the color of synthetic meat is blood red or bright red. The texture of synthetic meat is very rough.
Thawing allows the meat slices to thaw naturally, and then gently tear them apart by hand. If red meat and white meat are still connected, it means that the meat is real. If you tear it gently with your hand, white meat and red meat will be separated or even broken. This is artificial meat.
Scalding sliced meat is the best way to test the quality of meat. Put a piece of meat in the pot. If the meat becomes more compact after cooking and the whole piece is connected together, it means it is real meat. After boiling, it was found that the meat was scattered, and a lot of foam appeared when cooking again, indicating that it was synthetic meat. So "scalding" can make synthetic meat show its true colors.
The following five or five kinds of ingredients are mostly "synthetic meat". Let's see:
There are recombinant steaks in the market, which are made by synthesizing minced meat and pressing it into steaks. Adding additives such as soy protein isolate, edible gum and carrageenan. However, restructured steak does not mean "unsafe", and regular manufacturers can eat it.
Crab stick crab stick is generally a bionic food of frozen surimi. The ingredients are basically: surimi, water, soy protein, starch, food additives, etc. Add the essence of crab flavor, which is crab fillet. This kind of food has low nutritional value, so try not to buy it.
Chicken fillet and chicken chops are also synthetic meat products, but they are the hottest ingredients in the fried stalls near the school. Generally, the bad parts of chicken meat are removed, and some chicken breasts are mixed with starch to make patties. If you want to eat real chicken chops and chicken fillets, you can buy chicken breasts and beat minced meat yourself to make chicken chops.
Some beef and mutton rolls are made of minced meat and some adhesives. The taste is similar to that of beef and mutton, but the nutritional value is very low. So when buying beef and mutton rolls, buy fresh mutton and cut it on the spot.
Ham sausage 1 yuan sausages sold in the market are basically synthetic meat made of a lot of leftover meat and starch. Therefore, to buy ham sausage depends on the ingredient list, the content of starch and meat, and also buy big brands.