We examined the relationship between different patterns of meat and seafood consumption and plasma metabolic profiles in an Asian population. We selected 270 ethnic Chinese men and women from the Singapore Prospective Study Program based on their dietary habits assessed with a validated food frequency questionnaire. Participants were divided into four subgroups: high meat and high seafood (n = ...

This study investigates the profile and effects of consumer involvement in fresh meat as a product category based on cross-sectional data collected in Belgium. Analyses confirm that involvement in meat is a multidimensional construct including four facets: pleasure value, symbolic value, risk importance and risk probability. Four involvement-based meat consumer segments are identified: straight...

In this paper we propose a method for learning the reasons why groups of consumers prefer some food products instead of others. We emphasize the role of groups given that, from a practical point of view, they may represent market segments that demand different products. Our method starts representing people’s preferences in a metric space; there we are able to define a kernel based similarity f...

The challenge to those seeking to discover ways to enhance growth of meat animals is established by the needs of the producer and the demands of consumers. In meat animal production, feed grains represent the single largest cost. Thus, a producer will adopt a production method or purchase a growth improver if it results in improved feed efficiency and therefore profits. But, in the United State...

Antioxidants had no effect on the production of sulfur compounds, color change, and off-odor intensity of irradiated turkey breast meat, but addition of sesamol tocopherol or gallate tocopherol was effective in reducing thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance values and aldehydes, especially under aerobic conditions. Consumers preferred the color of irradiated raw and cooked meat to nonirradiate...

Almost all consumers who buy sheep meat expect it to be tender and flavoursome. Toughness is caused by four major factors—advancing age of the animal, ‘cold shortening’ (the muscle fibre contraction that can occur during chilling), animal stress [unfavourable meat acidity (pH)], and the cut (i.e. connective tissue content/structure). Meat quality can be improved by careful selection of pastures...

BACKGROUND The aim of this work was the comparison between the carcass and the meat ewes of the regional Traditional market and the Islamic religious (Halal) market. METHODS Thirty and 20 at the end of career traditional market and Halal market ewes were slaughtered following the EC (European Council, 2009) animal welfare guidelines. Live weight of ewes was taken and dressing percentage of ca...

Background: Identifying the animal species origin in meat and meat products is important for preventing adulteration and protecting consumers in terms of health and religious convictions. Species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is known as a suitable method for identifying meat species. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to use a species-specific PCR assay for the detection of mislabeling in...

Consumers are more and more interested in the health aspects of their food. Therefore, it is essential for poultry meat production to be aware of factors affecting poultry meat quality. Furthermore, changes in consumption features and the increasing interest of consumers in value for money products have to be considered. Nutrients in poultry meat may be divided into classes with positive (impro...