The Gusto range provides functional ingredients for meat processing. With Gusto, we serve millions around the world with nutritious, safe and delicious meat.
Fresh meat is a table staple for many globally, crossing all lines of countries, cultures and tastes. It is preferred across the world for various cuisine and culinary exotics. However, it is critical that the flavour and taste remains intact, succulent and juicy for the best meal every time. Fresh meat, which has a high nutritional value also has a limited shelf life, which can be extended by cold storage. However, the cold storage process does not allow for optimal purge loss, shelf life extension and protein binding.
With Gusto, our phosphate blends, the overall quality of meat is improved and we ensure that we bring the best to your table.
After slaughter, pH value of meat products keeps decreasing due to biochemical processes resulting in mineral loss and texture deterioration. Moisture must be retained in the muscle protein to ensure its freshness and tenderness. Phosphate blends restructure the proteins (Actomyosin), thereby, improving its binding properties and water holding capacity. Hence, phosphate blends prevent the purge loss during transportation and storage.
Meat is susceptible to dehydration and reduction in ionic strength. Phosphate blends help in internal protein extraction to delay the denaturisation of unsaturated protein to retain the freshness, taste, appearance and nutrition values of meat and sausage products.
Perfect Appearance of Meat Natural oil and fat available in meat is susceptible to oxidation and microbiological spoilage. Thus, delaying these oxidation reactions is necessary to ensure palatability of meat. The excellent preservation properties of phosphate blends are used to ensure longer shelf life and protecting natural taste and colour even after subsequent preparations.
