Download or read book Technological Strategies For Functional Meat Products Development written by Juana Fernández López and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the concept of functional foods is not a totally new concept, the recent increase in health-conscious consumers has made functional foods the leading trends in the food industry. The formulation of foods according to the beneficial effects their non-nutritional ingredients may have for the consumer has become an area of great interest for large food companies. Until recently, there has been limited research into functional foods in meats, while functional foods in the dairy sector have been developed to a high degree. Meat and meat products have been vilified for their high cholesterol and high levels of saturated fats. If you had a risk of heart disease, you were encouraged to reduce meat intake. Weight-loss trends in the past decade focused on eating fat-free or low-fat products, and saturated fats were first banished from the kitchen of every health-conscious person. But meat and meat products are essential for a balanced diet, although it must also be borne in mind that they are susceptible to modifications to give them a healthier appearance. As regards meat products, efforts are mainly directed towards their reformulation by modifying the lipid and fatty acid content, and/or adding a series of functional ingredients. Much more research into the development and marketing of novel functional meat products is required. Such meat products would open up a new market for the meat industry. This book presents a revision of studies focused on the utilisation of functional ingredients as one approach to the development of functional meat products.