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Chemical Composition of Meat

The document provides information on the composition and constituents of meat. It states that meat is composed of water (60-72%), protein (15.7-17.5%), fat (7-28%), vitamins, and minerals. The main proteins found in meat include actin, myosin, myoglobin, elastin, reticulin, and collagen. Meat also contains carbohydrates, minerals like sodium, calcium, potassium, and iron, as well as vitamins A, B complex, D, and others.

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Chemical Composition of Meat

The document provides information on the composition and constituents of meat. It states that meat is composed of water (60-72%), protein (15.7-17.5%), fat (7-28%), vitamins, and minerals. The main proteins found in meat include actin, myosin, myoglobin, elastin, reticulin, and collagen. Meat also contains carbohydrates, minerals like sodium, calcium, potassium, and iron, as well as vitamins A, B complex, D, and others.

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Usama Tayyab

DVM 4th Year


University of Veterinary & Animal
Sciences Lahore

Pakistan
 General (historical)
 solid food, i.e. that which is not “drink”
 Intermediate (common)
 animal tissues
 may include game, poultry, fish
 Specific (USDA)
 the muscle of cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goats
Meat includes
 skeletal muscle
 Fat
 Livers
 Skin
 Brains
 bone marrow
 kidneys
 lungs
cut % water % protein % fat
beef 60 18 22
pork 42 12 45
turkey 58 20 20
chicken 65 30 5
fish 70 20 10
milk 87 4 5

 American consumes average of 211.1 lbs/yr


 51.6% red meat, 41.7% poultry, 6.7% fish
Constituent Apple (%) Meat (%)

Carbohydrates 16.0 2.0


Proteins 0.2 20.0
Fats 0.8 2.0
Ash (minerals) 2.0 2.0
Water 81.0 74.0
 H2O 60-72%
 Protein 15.7-17.5%
 Carbohydrates
 Fat 7-28%
 Vitamins
 Minerals
 Actin
 Myosin
 Myoglobin
 Elastin
 Reticulin
 Collagen (2.54% of meat, 25% of total proteins)
 Nucleoprotein
 Blood Protein
 Hemoglobin
 Albumin
 Globulin
 Fibrinogen
Muscle
• ends blend with tendon

Bundle of muscle cells

Muscle cell (or fiber)


• surrounded by sarcolemma
(CM of muscle cell)
• surrounded by thin
connective tissue layer

Muscle fibril

Sarcomere (myofilaments)

Actin and myosin


Size
*know*

 Actin
(13%)
 small spheres arranged like string of beads

 two strings twisted together ⇒ thin filaments


 Myosin ( 26 %)
 shaped like golf clubs
 cluster ⇒ thick filaments
Amorphous substance with embedded fibers
of collagen & elastin

 Collagen
 white,doesn’t stretch
 hot water melts collagen to gelatin

 Elastin
 yellowish, stretches, in heavy use muscles
 not greatly affected by cooking
 10-28%
 Liver 25%
 Lung ?
 Kidney 16%
 Alimentry Tract 6.1%
 Blood Clot 30.8%
 Glycogen <1%
 Glucose 6%
 Vit A
 Vit B complex
 Vit D
 Na
 Ca
K
 Mg
P
 Fe
Ingredient Beef Mutton
Water % 60 55.8
Protein gm 17.5 15.7
Fat gm 22.2 27.7
Ash gm 0.9 0.8
Ca mg 10.9 7.0
P mg 150 157
Thiamine B1 mg 0.16 0.2
Niacin B3 mg 4.2 4.5
Calories K.cal 273 317
*know*

N N
 Myoglobin
 protein containing iron Fe2+
 purplish-red
N N
 Fe2+
Globin
O2
 Oxymyoglobin N N
 supermarket red
Fe2+
 Fe2+ O2
 Metmyoglobin N N
H2O Globin
 brownish-red
N N
 Fe3+ H2O
Fe3+

N N
Globin
 Depends upon:
 Myoglobin 1.5-2% vs 0.05-0.2%
 Oxymyoglobin
 Species
 Age
 Fiber type
Red Meat:
 It contains more narrow muscle fiber that tend to
operate over long periods without rest.
 eg, Cow, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, Horse

White Meat:
 It contains more broad fiber that tend to work in
short fast burst.
 eg, Chicken, Turkey breast
Ingredients Range Ingredients Range
H2O % 65.1 Acetate gm 347

Protein gm 24.1 Maleate gm 2


Energy K.J 295.332 Lysine % 8.8
Ash gm 1.8 Methionine % 4
Lipids gm 5.8 Phenylalanine 3.9
%
Carbohydrates < 0.5 Na mg 72
gm

Salts gm 1.4 K mg 278


Fat % 0.2-2.5 Ca mg 79
Citrate gm 18 Mg mg 38
Lactate gm 27 P mg 190
Ingredients Range Ingredients Range
H2O % 71 Na mg 154.7
Fat gm 11.6 Cu mg 69.7
Energy 20.3 Zn mg 6.6
Proteins 23.2 Mg mg 1.7
Cholesterol mg 75 Vit. A 32500 IU
Fe mg 1.1 Thiamine ug 0.05
K mg 189.6 Niacin ug 7.2
Ca mg 12.8 Ascorbic Acid 20
mg
Ingredients Range Ingredients Range
H2O % 73.20 Vit. A mg 7.8
Fat gm 4 Beta-Carotene <5
Energy KJ 514 Na mg 0.71
Proteins 21.5 K mg 365
Cholesterol mg 66 Ca mg 6.6
Thiamine mg 0.16 Fe mg 3.3
Riboflavin mg 0.25 Zn mg 3.9
Niacin B3 mg 8 Mg mg 28
Vit B6 mg 0.8 P mg 290
Vit B12 mg 2.8 Cu mg 0.22
Penthothenic 1.33 Se mg <10
acid B5 mg
Ingredients Range Ingredients Range
H2O gm 73.10 Vit. A ug <5
Fat gm 2.8 Beta-Carotene ug 10
Energy KJ 498 Na mg 51
Proteins gm 23.2 K mg 363
Cholesterol mg 50 Ca mg 4.5
Thiamine (B1) 0.04 Fe mg 1.8
mg
Riboflavin mg 0.18 Zn mg 4.6
Niacin mg 0.5 Mg mg 25
Vit B6 mg 0.52 P mg 215
Vit B12 mg 2.5 Cu mg 8.12
Penthothenic 0.35 Se ug 1.7
acid mg
 Nitrogenous compounds 21%
 Protein 2%
 Non Protein 19%
 Non nitrogenous compounds 79%
% in Fresh Muscle % of Compound or Element
Constituents % in N.N.C within Sub-Component

1-Water 72 91 100
-Free 63 79 87
-Bound 9 12 13
2- Lipids 5 7 100
-Triglycerides 5 7 98
-Phospholipids < < 1
-FFAs < < 1
3- Carbohydrates 1 1 100
- Lactic acid 1 1 75
- G.6.P < < 13
-Glycogen < < 8
-Glucose < < 4
% in Fresh Muscle % of Compound or Element
Constituents % in N.N.C within Sub-Component

4-Minerals 1 1 100
-K 1 1 46
-P 9 12 29
-Na < < 12
-Cl < < 8
-Mg < < 3
-Ca < < 1
-Fe < < 1
- Zn & Trace Minerals < < <
Fat soluble < < <
Vitamins A,D,E,K
% in Fresh % of Major Sub % of Compound or
Constituents % in N.N.C component of Element within Sub-
Muscle Protein Component

1-Myofibrillar 11 54 60 100
-Myosin 5 23 26 43
-Actin 2 12 13 23
(Connectin)
-Titin 1 4 5 8
-Tropomyosin 1 3 3 5
-Troponin 1 3 3 5
-Nebulin < 2 2 3
- C Protein < 1 1 2
- M protein < 1 1 2
- Alpha < 1 1 2
Actinin
-Others 1 4 5 8
% in Fresh % of Major Sub % of Compound or
Constituents % in N.N.C component of Element within Sub-
Muscle Protein Component

2-Sarcoplasmic 2 26 29 100
-Glyceraldehyde 1 6 6 22
Phosphate
Dehydrogenaes

-Aldolase 1 3 3 11
-CK 1 2 3 9
-Enolase 1 2 3 9
-L.dehydrogenase < 2 2 7
-Other Glycolytic
Enzyme
1 4 4 15
-Myoglobin < 1 1 2
-Extracellular < 2 3 8
-Others 1 4 4 15
% in Fresh % of Major Sub % of Compound or
Constituents % in N.N.C component of Element within Sub-
Muscle Protein Component

3-Stroma 1 5 6 100
-Collagen 1 5 6 95
-Elastin < < < 5
-Reticulin 1 < < <
-Enolase 1 2 3 9
4- Granular 1 5 5 100
(SPR, mitochondria,
t-tubules)
% in Fresh % of Major Sub % of Compound or
Constituents % in N.N.C component of Element within Sub-
Muscle Protein Component

1-Vitamins < < < 100


water soluble
-Niacin < < < 48
-Penthothenic < < < 46
acid
-Pyridoxine B6 < < < 3
-Riboflaven B2 < < < 2
-Thiamine < < < 1
- B12, Biotin, < < < <
Folic acid (B9)
% in Fresh Muscle % of Compound or Element
Constituents % in N.N.C within Sub-Component

2-Others 2 10 100
-Cretinine 0.5 3 34
-FAAs 0.5 2 21
-Carnosine, 0.5 2 21
Anserine
-Inosine 0.5 2 18
Monophosphate
-Other nucleotide < 1 6
Essential AAs . Mole %
Arginine 7
Histadine 3
Isoluecine 5
Luecine 8
Lysine 8
Methionine 3
Phenylalanine 4
Threonine 4
Tryptophan 1
Valine 6
Sub Total 49
Non Essential AAs . Mole %
Alanine 7
Aspartic acid + Asparagine 9
Cystine + Cysteine 1
Glutamic Acid + Glutamine 15
Glycine 7
Proline 5
Serine 4
Tyrosine 3
Hydroxyproline <
Sub Total 51
Element Weight %
Oxygen 73
Carbon 14
Hydrogen 10
Nitrogen 3
Sulphur & other inorganic <
elements
Total 100
‫ابے سوچنا منع ھے!‬
Refernces:
Meat Science & Application by Yiu H. Hui,
Wai-Kit Nip, Robert Rogers

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/19/2/
199.pdf

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