Tenderstretch - March 1998 - Red Meat Innovation

Tenderstretch carcases will result innegligible improvement in tenderness.The MSA window requires agedTenderstretch for some cattleproduction systems.Cooking loss in tenderstretched meatis less than that in conventionallyhung meat.Similar improvements in thetenderness of the commerciallyimportant primal cuts in sheep andlamb carcases are obtained byhanging the hot carcases from thepelvic girdle.Tenderstretch also introduces twodistinct side/carcase changes. It yieldssides/carcases with the hind leg(s)protruding at about right angles fromthe backbone (compared with thereasonably symmetrical hangingposition achieved with conventialachilles-tendon-suspension); and itchanges the shape of some cuts, thusrequiring a modified boning technique.Contact us for additional informationMeat Industry Services is supported by the Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).Brisbane: Sydney: Adelaide:Food Science Australia Bill Spooncer Chris SentancePO Box 3312 PO Box 181 PO Box 178Tingalpa DC QLD 4173 KURMOND NSW 2757 FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Ian Eustace Neil McPhail Alison SmallT +61 7 3214 2117 T +61 7 3214 211 T +61 7 3214 2109 T +61 2 4567 7952 T +61 8 370 7466F +61 7 3214 2103 F +61 7 3214 2103 F +61 7 3214 2103 F +61 2 4567 8952 F +61 8 8370 7566M 0414 336 724 M 0414 336 907 M 0409 819 998 M 0414 648 387 M 0419 944 022