“Transglutaminase is a revolutionary new way to improve existing food products or allow “out of the box” thinking in making new food products. It is a naturally occurring enzyme that acts to link proteins. Through this linking, Transglutaminase can do the following:
Cold Bond meat pieces
Attach bacon to the surface of meat
Improve the texture of cheese
Reduce syneresis (water loss) in yogurt
Many other applications”
horrible
Out of the box.
Cold-bonded 2″ ribeye, anyone?
“Transglutaminase is a revolutionary new way to improve existing food products or allow “out of the box” thinking in making new food products. It is a naturally occurring enzyme that acts to link proteins. Through this linking, Transglutaminase can do the following:
Cold Bond meat pieces
Attach bacon to the surface of meat
Improve the texture of cheese
Reduce syneresis (water loss) in yogurt
Many other applications”
http://www.activatg.com/
for all its benefits it needs to be labeled properly.
There used to be something call truth in menus and ingredients.
With all the e coli out breaks this would certainly put more people at risk if they like their meat on the rare side….
Check this out:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html