Sealed package of raw meat or fish and method of preserving raw meat or fish

摘要

A sealed package for inhibiting the oxidation and spoilage of raw meat or fish, while maintaining the scarlet color of the raw meat or fish. This package comprises an impermeable vessel housing a deoxidant-CO2 generating agent composition together with the raw meat or fish. The deoxidant-CO2 generating agent composition is selected to generate CO2 gas immediately after the initiation of O2 absorption at the rate of 0.2 to 2 mols per mol of O2 absorbed.