A meat slurry, or emulsified meat, is a liquefied meat product that contains less fats, pigments and myoglobin than unprocessed dark meats. Meat slurry also eases the process of meat distribution and is more malleable than dark meats. Myoglobin is a single-chain protein of 153 amino acids, containing a heme (iron-containing porphyrin) group in the center. ...

Meat slurry is not designed to sell for general consumption; rather, it is used as a meat supplement in food products, such as chicken nuggets. A chicken nugget is a piece of chicken, either whole or composed from a paste of finely minced meat, which is then coated in batter or breadcrumbs before being cooked. ...

Properties and production

Dark meat from poultry is often viewed as less palatable because of its color, low plasticity and high fat content. This meat is less useful in industry, especially fast food, because it is difficult to mold into shapes. Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ...

These characteristics are caused by myoglobin, a pigmented chemical compound found in muscle tissues. Myoglobin is most prevalent in tissue that undergoes frequent use. Because domestic poultry rarely fly, the breast—the muscle group responsible for flight in avifauna—contains little myoglobin and appears white. This is why the meat of wild game is often all dark. Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...

The meat is first finely ground and mixed with water. The mixture is then used in a centrifuge or with an emulsifier to separate the fats and myoglobin from the muscle. The product is then allowed to settle. The result is three layers, meat, excess water and fat. A laboratory centrifuge tabletop centrifuge A centrifuge is a piece of equipment that puts a substance in rotation around a fixed axis in order for the centrifugal force to separate a fluid from a fluid or from a solid substance. ... An emulsion is a mixture of two immiscible substances. ...

The remaining liquified meat is then flash frozen and packaged.

Poultry is the most common meat slurry; however, nugets have poo so never eat it

External links

• UGA scientist takes dark out of chicken meat
• Process Finds New Uses for Dark Meats
• BBC News: Junk Food to be Banned in Schools