The effect of level of dietary iron on pork muscle characteristics

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2011-05-06

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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Abstract

Muscle color is an important factor affecting shoppers’ choice of pre-packaged meats from self-service display cases. The effect of several levels of dietary iron and of two levels of a chelating agent on pork muscle characteristics was studied.

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Pork, Iron, Muscle color, Muscle characterisitcs

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