Digitizing Poultry and Meat Processing

Poultry is a primary source of animal protein that is consumable. Chicken and turkeys are the most popular source of poultry, other commercially available poultry meat comes from geese, ducks, pigeons, pheasants, ostriches, quails, and emus.

FREMONT, CA: The poultry and meat processing industry have developed very efficiently, and as a result, the per capita consumption of poultry in the U.S. has increased tremendously since the end of World War Two. The poultry is one of the best sources of protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals, and it is derived from the skeletal muscle of different birds. There are various areas related to the meat processing industry, which need to function in harmony to provide the products of high quality in the given time frame.

Automation

The meat industry has been hit by digital transformation like every other industry. The modern meat industry utilizes innovative technologies like robots, machine vision, and integrated processing lines to improve speed, sanitation, and efficiency. For example, every minute, a hundred identical nuggets are produced without the touch of a human hand. Mostly the entire process of batter and breading, pan-frying, and freezing are fully automated.

Meat Products

The meat products are categorized in various forms like raw poultry products, fresh poultry, frozen poultry, and processed poultry products. The industry uses multiple methods like battering and breading, tumbling and massaging, smoking, and deboning and grinding, which are now mostly done by machines and robots instead of manual. The incorporation of modern technologies has augmented the process and reduced the cost of manual labor.

Product Evaluation 

Product evaluation is one of the most crucial elements in the process of meat production. The ability to accurately measure the various characteristics, namely texture, sensory, and color of a meat product, is essential in maintaining the quality, product development, and adjusting formulation cost.

Meat Processing Equipment

The use of large scale processing equipment requires a better understanding of meat science principles. Meat processing types of equipment like meat grinders, meat slicers, cutting machines, meat tenderizer, and vacuum tumbler is used for primary and further processing.

Food Safety

Food safety is the key to success for any food company in the modern days. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, used for the production of raw meat, cooked sausages, and battered and breaded products, are some of the food safety measures taken. 

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