Animal By-Products Flashcards
Anything of economic value other than the carcass (body) that comes from animals during processing and harvesting
Animal By-Products
What are the two classifications for animal by-products?
Edible & Inedible
In developing countries animal by-products are used to make what sort of things?
jewelry, fly swatters, musical instruments
In developed countries like the U.S. we generally do not use by-products for things like fly swatters and jewelry because we use this…
Developed countries, like the U.S. use synthetic materials to make these products, therefore making animal by-products a little less valuable.
By-products represent multi-_____ dollar industries in the U.S. and other developed countries.
billion
What is a benefit of using by-products
They are not wasted and dumped in the trash. They are used for other things.
What is the process when you melt down or reduce animal tissues by heat. This industry refers to itself as the “original recyclers”
Rendering
The creativity of meat processors in finding uses for by-products has led to the saying ….
“the packer uses everything but the bleat.”
Name some edible by-products
brains, liver, kidney, heart, testicles, cheek & head trimming, blood, fats, intestines, esophagus, bones
Edible by-products - What are brains, kidneys, heart, liver and testicles used for?
variety meats
Edible by-products - What are cheek and head trimmings used for?
sausage ingredients
Edible by-products - What is the blood used for?
sausage component
Edible by-products - What are fats used for?
Shortening (like in candies and gum)
Edible by-products - What are Intestines used for?
sausage casings (this is the what the sausage link is wrapped in)
Edible by-products - What is the esophagus used for?
Sausage ingredient and gelatin for ice cream and jellied food products (so vegetarians who eat ice cream are eating meat, but don’t tell them!)
