Methods of Using Solutions of Hypobromous Acid and Hypobromite to Treat Poultry in a Chill Tank During Processing to Increase the Weight of the Poultry

摘要

Methods for treating poultry to increase the weight of the poultry are disclosed. The methods may be performed in a chill tank or other reservoir and utilize hypobromous acid from either aqueous hydrogen bromide or aqueous sodium bromide and a source of hypochlorite. The methods comprise contacting a poultry carcass with the hypobromous acid-containing water at a pH of about 6.5 to about 10. The methods result in an increase in the weight of the processed poultry products.

主权项

1- A method of treating at least a portion of a poultry carcass for increasing the weight of the poultry, said method comprising:
combining water and an antimicrobial amount of an aqueous solution of hypobromous acid for forming a hypobromous acid-containing water; determining the pH of the hypobromous acid-containing water, and, if the pH is determined to be lower than about 6.5 or higher than about 10, then altering the pH of the hypobromous acid-containing water to a pH of about 6.5 to about 10; bringing at least a portion of a poultry carcass into contact with the hypobromous acid-containing water; and determining the pH of the hypobromous acid-containing water with at least the portion of the poultry carcass therein, and, if the pH is determined to be lower than about 6.5 or higher than about 10, then altering the pH of the hypobromous acid-containing water to a pH of about 6.5 to about 10, for increasing the weight of at least the portion of the poultry carcass from a first weight prior to contact with the hypobromous acid-containing water to a second weight greater than the first weight after contact with the hypobromous acid-containing water.