Meat quality - Nutrition and healthiness
5 important questions on Meat quality - Nutrition and healthiness
Dutch guideline research:
no evidence that white meat has unhealthy effects
What vitamins and minerals does meat contain?
Healthiness of meat is determined by:
- Amount of fat
- fatty acid composition
- saturated / unsaturated
- ratio of PUFA's (omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids)
- they should range 1:1
- cholesterol
- possible allergens
- not eating too much
- knowing your personal requirements
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Non safety of healthy meat can be caused by
- additives / dioxin
- medicine (antibiotics and hormones)
- particles in the meat
- needles, knife tips, packaging
What are the four major fat depots in animals?
- Subcutaneous fat -> underneath the skin
- internal fat -> mainly surrounding organs
- inter-muscular fat -> between different muscles
- intra-muscular fat -> inside the same muscle
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