摘要:
In a method of detecting meat texture the surface of the meat is illuminated in at least two directions which are substantially perpendicular to a base for the meat in a common illumination plane. A loose texture manifests itself in deep cracks (8, 9, 10) in e.g. the fillet of fish. When the surface of the fillet is illuminated in the directions (11 and 12), the depressions (8, 9, 10) bring about such a great contrast in the recording of an image of the surface that the image information can be processed electronically and be utilized for control of equipment, either for rejection of the fillet or for cutting away the damaged areas.
摘要:
A method of measuring fat content of meat includes the steps of immersing a meat sample in a liquid, and detecting the amount of displacement of the liquid by the meat sample, the variance of such displacement as a function of fat content being predetermined, whereby the fat content is determinable from the detected displacement.
摘要:
A method of determining the concentration of a substance containing a component capable of induced .gamma. radiation upon irradiation in a neutron flux, especially for the determination of the concentration of fats in meat, in which the body is subjected to the neutron flux, especially from a Cf-252 source, and the induced .gamma. radiation is discriminated and analyzed, especially for the .gamma. radiation at 1.26 MeV, 2.23 MeV and/or 5.3 MeV.
摘要:
A method and apparatus is provided for formulating meat blends to a desired fat percentage by continuously measuring in a non-destructive manner the percentage of fat in meat streams while they are flowing, and thereafter blending the streams into the desired formulation. Although the meat streams are of non-uniform consistency and density, accurate blending is accomplished by including a sensor that automatically and continuously monitors the meat streams to enable corrections for such non-uniformity. Percentage fat measurements are made by passing a beam of polychromatic X-rays through the streams and measuring both the incident and attenuated beams.
摘要:
The apparatus for isolation of Trichinella larvae has a vessel formed by the upper cylindrical part and the lower conical part. The upper and the lower parts of the vessel are separated by a gauze having the openings through which the larvae can pass. The apparatus has a conical lid inside which an electric motor, operating the stirrer installed in the cylindrical part of the vessel, is mounted. A settling vessel intended to collect Trichinella larvae is attached to the lower conical part of the vessel.Several such apparatuses can be installed on a common frame and placed inside a common thermostatic chamber. This makes it possible to examine samples taken from several groups of animals. It is recommended to load the apparatus with a sample comprising specimens of a group of carcasses, and if trichinae are detected in the settling vessel, each carcass should be examined separately.
摘要:
A method for the rapid determination of the presence or absence of residues of antibiotic such as penicillin, in liquids, for example milk, and meat comprising introducing spores of a microorganism which possesses a high sensitivity for the antibiotic to be determined into an agar medium so that the spores are prevented from starting to germ due to lack of nutrients, but stay alive, and being sufficiently heavily inoculated that after addition of nutrients and incubation at or near optimal temperature in a short time sufficient growth has proceeded so that growth is either observable visually or its indicated by an indicator added to the agar medium, the said spore culture being allowed to solidify in upright test vessels having a cross-sectional dimension sufficiently small to require as little of the agar medium as possible but sufficiently large to enable a correct determination of inhibition of growth of the microorganism to be made, and having a height so that the vessel can contain a sufficient amount of medium and a sufficient amount of sample of liquid to be tested, placing on the agar surface nutrients required for growth, followed, if desired, after a pre-incubation period, by addition of a predetermined amount of sample liquid to be tested to the test vessel, and incubating the contents of the test vessel at or near optimal temperature for a predetermined time so that the extent of growth or inhibition of growth of the microorganism read in a vertical sense, indicates absence or presence of the antibiotic.
摘要:
Rapid, accurate and almost automatic determination of fat in comminuted meat products, such as beef and the like, is obtained by exposing a preweighed sample to microwave energy for a period of time sufficient to achieve a relatively constant chemical analysis in the residue. During heating, a substantial portion of the fat is melted, leaves the sample and is collected, while a substantial portion of the moisture is vaporized and released directly as vapor. The sample, its residue after heating, less released fat and moisture, and the collected fat are all weighed and the weight is recorded. By cooking the sample using microwave energy to the point short of decomposition of appreciable protein, fat, etc., some fat, moisture and protein remain in the residue. Accurate determination of these components is then calculated automatically because the residue is at a constant chemical analysis relative to the original composition which is directly related to the amount of fat and moisture rendered from the sample.
摘要:
A device to sample meat passing out of a meat grinder. The device comprises a tubular member mounted adjacent the grinder plate and configured to divert a predetermined amount of the meat that passes through the grinder plate to provide the desired sample.
摘要:
Apparatus is provided for grading or sorting relatively fat and relatively lean hams or other pieces of meat. The hams are placed in a trough through which flows brine of a predetermined density, in which the fatter hams tend to float or seek an upper level in the brine and the leaner ones tend to sink or seek a lower level. Those hams near the surface of the brine in the trough are sold with minimum or no trimming while those near the bottom are deboned and the fat is removed, with these hams being sold at a premium price. In the particular apparatus, the hams move along the trough containing the brine which is supplied at one end, recirculated when reaching the other end. A plurality of rotatable fingers are mounted at an intermediate portion of the trough to engage and remove hams at an upper level in the brine. Rotatable fingers are also located at the other end of the trough to engage and remove hams at the lower level in the brine.