Food Products Review

By what two factors is the value of meat calculated?

-cutability
-palatability

Yield grades or % edible meat in carcass is:

cutability

Meat quality or eating satisfaction is:

palatability

Two factors influencing palatability are:

marbling and color

What do producers look for in carcass when determining age?

marbling

What 2 factors influence palatability of pork?

color and firmness

What is PSE?

pale, soft, exudative (not desirable)

T/F: Yield grade 5 of a carcass is better than a Yield Grade 1.

false

T/F: Prime cut is an example of a yield grade

false

Different cuts for young beef and old beef

-Young beef = tender
-Old beef = more marbling

Pork quality grades

-acceptable
-unacceptable

Poultry Quality Grades/Which are sold as whole birds?

-A, B, C
-whole birds are grade A

T/F: Both inspection and grading are mandatory for the selling of meat.

false

By what 2 factors is the value of the egg graded?

class and grade

Class Sizes of Eggs

-jumbo
-XL
-L
-M
-S
-Pee Wee

Quality Grades of Eggs

-AA
-A
-B

T/F: Grade AA eggs are the only eggs sold in store as whole eggs.

false

External factors that affect quality grades in eggs:

-shell
-cleanliness

Internal factors that affect quality grades in eggs:

-air cell
-blood spots

Process used to inspect internal quality is called:

candling

T/F: Grade A milk is the only milk sold for solid consumption; Grade B must be further processed and sold as other products.

true

Benchmarks for Grade A milk include:

-temp
-microbial load
-somatic cell count
-antibiotics

Class of milk is determined by:

fat percentage

Classes of Milk:

-whole
-lowfat
-skim
-buttermilk

T/F: Cutability is the % boneless, closely-trimmed retail cuts

true

What factors contribute to quality grading in pork?

maturity and marbling

Term for lamb carcasses w/ spool joints:

mutton

Heat-treating milk under pressure to kill pathogenic microorganisms

pasteurization

Radioactive waves transmitted through food to kill harmful microorganisms

irradiation

Irradiation label

radura