Bach Under The Stars

Friday, 1 February 2013

"Green" meat


This is a reason most of meat is now artificially coloured. Meat contains iron, fat, and other compounds. When light hits a slice of meat, it splits into colors like a rainbow. There are various pigments in meat compounds that can give it an iridescent or greenish cast when exposed to heat and processing. Wrapping the meat in airtight packages and storing it away from light will help prevent this situation. Iridescence does not represent decreased quality or safety of the meat.
tl;dr That's like "normal" meat looks like.

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