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meat
Term | Definition |
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Water | 70% of muscle tissue |
Fat | 5% of the muscle tissue. |
Protein | 20% of muscle tissue. |
What does protein do in meat? | Protein coagulates when it is heated. It becomes firmer and loses moisture. When a protein has coagulated to the desired degree, the meat is said to be done. |
The fat in meat contributes to: | Flavor,Tenderness, Juiciness |
Juiciness. called? | protect the meat from drying out during cooking. Adding surface fat is called barding. |
Tenderness | separates muscle fibers, making the meat easier to chew |
Flavor. | fat is the main source of flavor in the meat. |
Carbohydrates. reaction called | Maillard reaction. browned by roasting, broiling, or sautéing. |
Muscle Fibers | bound together in bundles |
Fine-grained meat | is composed of small fibers bound in small fibers. |
Course-textured | meat has large fibers. |
Connective Tissue | networks of proteins that bind the muscle fibers together. |
2 kinds of connective tissue | collagen, elastin |
collagen | a white connective tissue that dissolves or breaks down by long, slow cooking with liquid |
elastin | a yellow connective tissue that is not broken down in cooking |