Pocessed meat

chereedoggett
chereedoggett Posts: 57 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I thouht deli style chicken and turkey wasn't considered processed meat because it isn't cured. Plus we know what it is without reading the ingredients. Is this true

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    It depends a lot on how you define "processed."
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Well, they add nitrites to keep them from being grey. I eat the ones without nitrites.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    Um, any meat that you BUY is processed -- it has already been cleaned and cut.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    itsfuntobenormal wrote: »
    Um, any meat that you BUY is processed -- it has already been cleaned and cut.

    this.

    i wouldnt worry about it OP.
    make a delicious sandwich and enjoy!
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
    what if you steal it :p
  • michaelputz
    michaelputz Posts: 25 Member
    If you want unprocessed meat go take a bite out of a cow or chicken.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    You definitely need to watch the deli meats. As @itsfuntobenormal mentioned above all meat you buy is processed in some form. That said, some deli meat is allegedly "just chicken" or "just turkey" or whatever but it's hard to say when it's all smooshed in the packaging so perfectly oval. As much as we all want to save money, stick to the ones with no nitrates and preferably the ones with the least ingredients, because some of it is absolutely pressed meat and meat parts into a meat like state.
  • benjaminhk
    benjaminhk Posts: 353 Member
    "Processed" is a buzzword that holds no clear meaning.
  • AmandaHugginkiss
    AmandaHugginkiss Posts: 486 Member
    Isn't pretty much anything that isn't still attached to the living animal processed in some form or another? I spend so little time concerning myself with what's processed these days. Except that I'm taking a break from things right now and concerning myself with all sorts of fun things on the net.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Processing is obvious on deli meats like bologna, but most people don't realize that most "whole" deli meat is made of smaller chunks of meat held together with "meat glue" (Transglutaminase), shrink-wrapped into the shape you see at the deli, injected with water, broth, or other flavor enhancers, and then cooked in the packaging. Even the so-called "better" deli meats (ie Boar's Head, Deitz and Watson) are made like this.

    I would consider this processed. But they can still be a healthy addition to a diet - dosage and context matter.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    itsfuntobenormal wrote: »
    Um, any meat that you BUY is processed -- it has already been cleaned and cut.

    This.

    But being processed or not isn't an important question. Boneless, skinless chicken breast is extra processed and yet many people consider it quite helpful in meeting their goals.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    On sliced chicken or turkey, what you are interested in is not whether it's processed, but what else (if anything) it contains and (possibly, if you care, not for weight loss) where it comes from. You can ask about this at the deli counter or if buying something with a label read the label.

    I slow cook chicken breast and turkey breast at home and then eat that for lunches, but I'm just picky about meat, this isn't important for weight loss. It's easy and tasty, though!
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    two weeks ago . . . .bean sludge. Today, meat glue. . . .I think meat glue has more of a 'uh oh' ring to it. Me:"Mr Deli man, how much meat glue is in that turkey breast?"
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    chereedoggett wrote: »
    So I thouht deli style chicken and turkey wasn't considered processed meat because it isn't cured. Plus we know what it is without reading the ingredients. Is this true

    OP isn't asking about weight loss and processed meat.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    two weeks ago . . . .bean sludge. Today, meat glue. . . .I think meat glue has more of a 'uh oh' ring to it. Me:"Mr Deli man, how much meat glue is in that turkey breast?"

    Oh - I wasnt trying to be alarmist. That's just what it's called. It's just an enzyme that will bond proteins together - same one that makes blood clot. Nothing wrong with it - I eat deli meat frequently.

    But the answer to the question is: "A lot"
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    two weeks ago . . . .bean sludge. Today, meat glue. . . .I think meat glue has more of a 'uh oh' ring to it. Me:"Mr Deli man, how much meat glue is in that turkey breast?"

    Oh - I wasnt trying to be alarmist. That's just what it's called. It's just an enzyme that will bond proteins together - same one that makes blood clot. Nothing wrong with it - I eat deli meat frequently.

    But the answer to the question is: "A lot"

    Trust me, I wasn't thinking alarmist. I'm sure there are some unsavory bits O' critters in bologna. . . .I have deli stuff about once or twice a week, and the glue hasn't affected me. . .yet. hehehe
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    runner475 wrote: »
    chereedoggett wrote: »
    So I thouht deli style chicken and turkey wasn't considered processed meat because it isn't cured. Plus we know what it is without reading the ingredients. Is this true

    OP isn't asking about weight loss and processed meat.

    and?
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