How to spot "fat-injected beef" is it harmful to your health?
Doctor Wreck 's Facebook page reveals " Fat Injected Beef", beautiful patterned meat that is not from nature. Rather, it is fat injected into the meat to add value to the meat and sell it at a higher price. Along with how to observe the natural marble pattern texture And fat injected meat from human beings And safety in the consumption of fat injected meat to the body.
Every meat lover would be hard to deny the richness and tenderness of the meat. Whether it's roast, steak, or stewed meat. Some people even like eating raw meat. A simple visual measure of the quality of the meat is a beautiful marbled pattern that is the color of red flesh with a yellowish white flutter that is a fat layer inserted in the meat in just the right amount. Will make cooking that piece of meat, guaranteed to be soft, juicy on the tongue.
But the doctor's Facebook page talked about a strategy that manufacturers use the marble texture of the fat layer in the meat to sell by "fat injection" into the meat itself. In order to create beautiful fat layers Like natural high grade beef And sell consumers at higher prices
How to observe natural texture vs fat injection meat pattern
Easily noticed From the fat layer on the fat injected area, there will be unnatural lines. Are small, fine lines and connected into long lines If it is streaked, the fat layer on the natural meat will be a natural pattern. It looks more like a real marble pattern, but the streaks that occur may not be connected to each other in long lines, possibly torn streaks, and multiple widths. Either small, thin, or thick lines (which can be long lines)
If taking frozen meat Or refrigerate and leave it at room temperature Fat injected meat may have dissolved fat. While the natural flesh will not change
After being cooked, the texture will be more difficult to spot. And the taste is very close. The more you encounter the seasoning, the more difficult it is to separate.
Is fat injected beef dangerous for your health ?
There are different types of fat that can be injected into the muscle layers of fresh meat.
- Animal fat (pork fat, beef fat)
- Vegetable fat (may be listed as halal meat)
- Fat effect Conjugated linoleic acid Extracted from cow's milk Sunflower seed oil, butter and cheese
The production of fat-injected meat is still imported from abroad. This is because in Thailand it is still not banned from the government to produce fat injected meat by ourselves.
Most of the fat injected meat production process Safety certification in accordance with HACCP standard (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point is a hazard analysis system. And critical control points in food production That is the standard for exporting products around the world), so it can ensure the safety of consumption. But you should buy from a reliable vendor. Because there may be a risk of fat injected meat smuggled from illegal producers Which cannot be traced back to what kind of fat was injected into the meat And if the production process is not clean enough Anyone who consumes 100% uncooked meat (eg medium rare steak) may be at risk of diarrhea, diarrhea and food poisoning . Or meat with a natural fat layer Is meat with a high fat content Therefore, consumption should be limited to a reasonable amount. Because if consumed too much May be at risk of fat clogging arteries as well.
If it is fat-injected meat Should not be more expensive than meat with a layer of natural fat. Therefore, it should be noted and compared with good price and quality. And choose to consume meat from producers And stores that can only trust in quality.
