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Meat science

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 201

Question

What term is used for the ribs of Iberian Pigs?

Answer

Abanico

Card 202

Question

Where is the flank cut of an animal?

Answer

Abdomen

Card 203

Question

what is the name of the 4th stomach of cows?

Answer

Abomasum

Card 204

Question

Beef was traditionally suspended using which tendon, which was also a cause of muscle shortening?

Answer

Achilles

Card 205

Question

What is the primary protein in the thin filament of a muscle?

Answer

actin

Card 206

Question

What two myofibrillar proteins form cross-bridges during muscle contraction?

Answer

actin and myosin

Card 207

Question

Name two representative myofibrillar (salt-soluble) proteins in meat.

Answer

Actin, Myosin (Troponin, Tropomyosin)

Card 208

Question

What process refridgerates the meat to improve the tenderness of beef?

Answer

Aging

Card 209

Question

What process improves tenderness by breaking down muscle proteins post-mortem?

Answer

Aging

Card 210

Question

Muscle tissue is often allowed to stand post-rigor at refrigerated temps to yield a more tender meat. What is this process called?

Answer

Aging or conditioning of the meat

Card 211

Question

What are the top 4 catfish producing states in the U.S.?

Answer

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas

Card 212

Question

What tuna is used for canned tuna?

Answer

Albacore, skipjack

Card 213

Question

What are the three main protein classes in egg whites?

Answer

Albumins, Mucoproteins, Globulins

Card 214

Question

Which form of tocopherol is approved for use in bacon? What is its purpose in bacon?

Answer

Alpha tocopherol, both d- and l-forms. It inhibits nitrosamine formation.

Card 215

Question

Mallard Duck botanical name?

Answer

Anas platyrhynchos

Card 216

Question

What is the latin name of ducks and goose?

Answer

Anatidae

Card 217

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What are the two main culinary uses of egg foam?

Answer

Angel food cake and meringue, Souffles.

Card 218

Question

How does DFD meat occur?

Answer

Animals with stress susceptibility survive stress and deplete their glycogen reserves, leading to poor quality meat.

Card 219

Question

What parasite is commonly associated with raw or undercooked fish?

Answer

Anisakis

Card 220

Question

For two carcasses of equal weight, which is worth more, Yield Grade 1 or Yield Grade 5?

Answer

Answer :Yield Grade 1 Yield Grade 1 (Represents a carcass that is lean, muscular, and has a high percentage of saleable beef) Yield Grade 5 (Indicates a carcass that is fatter and has a lower percentage of lean muscle, resulting in less usable beef)

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