Cooked meat products are among the oldest meat products made by man. They used to be made primarily in the winter months. Headcheese, white pudding, blood sausages and jellied meats are made principally from pig’s head, skin, flank, knuckle and trotters, offal, stock, blood and other ingredients. These products are appropriately seasoned with various seasonings … [Read more…]
The sensory properties of frankfurters and sausages are influenced by the seasonings and other flavourings used in their production. They are also significantly influenced by the composition of the ingredients used, the quality of these ingredients, the processing technology and casing materials used, by smoking and, not least, by their shelf life. In essence, seasonings … [Read more…]
Carrageenans are used in the meat industry primarily as stabilisers and binders and belong to the group of additives with the code E407. Three types of food carrageenans (κ-kappa, λ-lambda and ι-iota) were analysed using light and electron microscopy in this study. The individual types of carrageenans were analysed in the form of a loose … [Read more…]
Just as no social event in the Czech Republic or Slovakia can do without sausages, it is hardly possible to organise similar events in Germany without offering Bratwurst. The number of Bratwurst varieties available on the market is as high as the total number of sausage varieties that can be found in the Czech Republic. … [Read more…]
Starches are an important natural constituent of many food commodities that significantly influence or determine their texture and functional properties. We find various types of starches in meat products, in this country primarily potato, maize and wheat starch and various forms of modifications of them. In this study, we examined the analysis of native and … [Read more…]