Achieving excellence in poultry and egg quality
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Poultry meat has become the most produced meat globally, surpassing pork in popularity. With this rise, quality concerns like tenderness and juiciness have taken centre stage, directly impacting consumer satisfaction and product pricing. Meanwhile, the poultry industry faces growing challenges to meet demand without compromising quality.
The challenge: Tenderness and tough meat
Tenderness is the key textural characteristic that influences a consumer’s acceptance of meat. Yet, the industry is grappling with an increasing prevalence of tough meat — often a byproduct of heightened demand for processed products and accelerated production methods. This makes reliable methods for measuring meat quality more crucial than ever.
The solution: Texture analysis technology
Advanced instrumental methods now offer efficient, accurate ways to measure meat tenderness, bypassing the time and cost of traditional sensory evaluation. The Stable Micro Systems range of Texture Analysers provide solutions such as:
These tools allow manufacturers to test compression, tension, flexure, adhesion, and more, ensuring quality control throughout the production process.
Beyond tenderness: Applications in poultry and egg quality
While tenderness remains the primary focus, poultry manufacturers also use texture analysis for finished products like battered nuggets, where crispiness matters. Moreover, non-meat tests play a vital role in assessing bird health and product quality:
- Bone strength testing: To ensure proper nutrition and growth.
- Chicken feed properties: Evaluating feed quality for better performance.
- Egg quality parameters: Measuring up to 13 key metrics, from shell strength to internal quality. Watch a video of how all of these can be performed in 4 minutes.
Why choose texture analysis?
From raw meat to finished products and even feed quality, the versatility of our Texture Analysers helps poultry manufacturers maintain exceptional standards while keeping pace with demand.
Ready to revolutionise your quality control process? If you would like to find out more about our cutting edge methods of texture analysis then we have a wealth of informative resources available to you.
Request our latest brochures for both meat and egg testing. Learn more about how Texture Analysis can work for you by reading our informative articles on Egg quality testing, Texture measurement of meat and meat products and Measuring quality parameters in the poultry and egg industry.
