Meat and Meat Products Seasoning and added preservatives

 meats using a sauce containing rooibos. The
seasoning sauce improves taste and softness of
Several methods, techniques and ingredients aremeats, removes the bad smell from the meats,
used in the art of meat seasoning, depending onand gives useful functions such as anti-oxidant
the type of meat, the method of cooking andactivity and adult disease prevention to the
preservation. We describe herewith some of themeats.  The method comprises the steps of
methods and ingredients used for the differentcutting the ribs in the length of 4 to 12 cm,
types of meat processing.removing fat, slicing the rib meats of 4 to 6 mm
A meat processed food, which is prevented fromthickness, and washing them with water. It is then
discoloration due to oxidation, involves heatingmixed with 3% rooibos, water, soy sauce, sugar,
meat materials in the presence of inorganicstarch syrup, ginger and garlic.
compounds containing gas-generating compounds,Other sauces that are used contain preferably 0.3
metal ion-releasing compounds and naturalwt. % of the extract of Citrus ourantium to total
polysaccharides.  Thus, minced lean pork is mixedweight of the sauce.  The extract improves fat
with natural salt, NaHCO3, carrageenan, xanthandissolution and physical functions without side
gum, trehalose, sodium  glutamate, and ice-coldeffect, such as blood pressure increase, muscular
water, cured at 20° for 24 h, chopped, furtherdisorder, insomnia, nervousness and the like.
mixed with lard, egg white powder, spices, etc., ItA Korean sauce given here provide a seasoning
is then packed in casings, dried at 70° for 30composition for roasting meat with  Cactus
min, smoked at 70° for 40 min and finallyextracts., thereby improving the  meat quality,
 heated at 75°. by removing the  meaty smells and give a
Potassium and sodium salts nitrites and nitratessavory taste.  Hence it boosts one's appetite.  A
are recommended for use under certain levels inseasoning composition for meats contains 1-20 wt.
several foodstuffs such as non-heat-treated,% of a Cactus leaf extract, 0.01-5 wt. % of a
cured and dried meat products, other cured meatCactus fruit extract, 0.1-2.0 wt. % of vitamin C
products, canned meat products and bacon.and 0.5-5 wt. % of an oligosaccharide.  Another
 These are used as preservatives so as to get ameat seasoning recipe involves a sauce of
balance between ensuring the microbiologicalwater-soluble chitosan 3-10%, herbal medicines
safety of the ham, while keeping the level of1-5%, onion, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, sugar, soy
nitrosamine as low as possible s in the finalsauce and other spices. The herbal medicines is
product.composed of the juice of Hizikia fusiforme, the
The food additive  may be of plant origin, as antea of dried roots of Liriope platyphylla, and the
example, it  is made from sage-brush (Artemisiafruit tea of Crataegus pinnatifida in a ratio of 2:1:1.
vulgaris, Asteraceae) leaves harvested beforeSoftening of some meats involve hard-boiling the
flowering ,and  dried at 60-80°C to 13%meat of  beef or pork in a fermented product
moisture, then boiled for 5-10 min before use, andand soup soy sauce The fermented product is
minced.  The additive contains in dry matterprepared from  nutraceuticals, cereals,
?15% protein, 3.0% fat, 19.0% cellulose, 0.4%vegetables, fruits, tourmaline, loess, charcoal and
water-soluble carbohydrates, and about 3.0% ash.the like.  It is rich in nutrients and has
 The additive can be used for enrichment ofcharacteristic taste and flavor. Beef or pork is
dairy products with nutritive and bioactiveadded with a fermented product and soup soy
substances (Ca, P, vitamin C, ?-carotene).sauce and then hard-boiled to produce the meat
Seasoned meat which is meant for long-timeproduct.  
storage; the meat is mixed with spices andPowder -dried- type meat seasoning contains a
condiments in order to improve permeation andmixture of freeze-dried garlic (86 to 91% by wt.),
to enhance the taste and flavor thereof.  This willginger (9 to 14% by wt.), black pepper powder
lengthen the shelf life without degradation inand salt powder. The seasoning is used in roasting
quality. The ingredient includes 65-75wt% of rawmeat on a frying pan, and a wire mesh grill by
meat, 5.5-7.0wt% of soy sauce, 2.5-3.5wt% ofsprinkling it on the meat; thus it reduces a meaty
pear, 2.5-3.5wt% of onion, 0.5-1.0wt% of garlic,smell, improves meat quality and preserves the
0.1-0.5wt% of ginger, 0.1-0.3wt  characteristic taste of meat.
A method is described for preparing seasoned