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More than Beef, Pork and Chicken – The Production, Processing, and Quality Traits of Other Sources of Meat for Human Diet

  • Comprehensively covers the demand, supply and variable consumer attitude toward a wide variety of unconventional and exotic animal species that are consumed in different parts of the world

  • Focuses on the production, processing and quality traits of a wide range of unconventional and exotic meats such as horse meat, camel, buffalo, sheep, rabbit, wild boar, deer, goose, pheasant and exotic meats such as alligator, snake, frog and turtle

  • Covers consumer preference, behavior and perception involved with different types of unconventional and exotic meats, with focus on important factors from sensory properties to psychological and marketing aspects

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Meat in the Human Diet: A Biosocial Perspective

    • Frédéric Leroy, Stefaan De Smet
    Pages 1-19
  3. Meat Quality, Brands and Consumer Trends

    • Alfredo Teixeira, Sandra Rodrigues
    Pages 21-29
  4. Horsemeat: Increasing Quality and Nutritional Value

    • José Manuel Lorenzo, Aristide Maggiolino, María Victoria Sarriés, Paolo Polidori, Daniel Franco, Massimiliano Lanza et al.
    Pages 31-67
  5. Camel Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics

    • Isam T. Kadim, Roger Purchas
    Pages 69-94
  6. Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Bison, Buffalo, and Yak

    • Manuel Juárez, Óscar López-Campos, Nuria Prieto, Jordan Roberts, Jayson Galbraith, Sebastiana Failla et al.
    Pages 95-117
  7. Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Sheep and Goat

    • Mirco Corazzin, Silvia Del Bianco, Stefano Bovolenta, Edi Piasentier
    Pages 119-165
  8. Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Rabbit, Hare, Guinea Pig and Capybara

    • Antonella Dalle Zotte, Marco Cullere
    Pages 167-210
  9. Wild Boar – Production, Meat Quality Traits and Derived Products

    • Lara Morán, Kizkitza Insausti, Luis Javier R. Barron, Noelia Aldai
    Pages 211-226
  10. Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Deer

    • Martina P. Serrano, Aristide Maggiolino, Mirian Pateiro, Tomás Landete-Castillejos, Rubén Domínguez, Andrés García et al.
    Pages 227-268
  11. Carcass Characteristics, Meat Quality and Nutritional Profile of Pheasant, Quail and Guinea Fowl

    • Maria López-Pedrouso, Jesús Cantalapiedra, Paulo E. S. Munekata, Francisco J. Barba, José Manuel Lorenzo, Daniel Franco
    Pages 269-311
  12. Goose, Duck and Garganey

    • Paulo E. S. Munekata, Igor Tomašević, Daniel Franco, Francisco J. Barba, Belén Gómez, José Manuel Lorenzo
    Pages 313-345
  13. Exotic Meats: An Alternative Food Source

    • Rubén Domínguez, Mirian Pateiro, Paulo E. S. Munekata, Mohammed Gagaoua, Francisco J. Barba, José Manuel Lorenzo
    Pages 385-408
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 409-416

About this book

This comprehensive work explores the demand, supply and variable consumer attitude toward a wide variety of unconventional and exotic animal species that are consumed in different parts of the world. Individual chapters focus on the consumption of horse meat, camel, buffalo, sheep, rabbit, wild boar, deer, goose, pheasant and exotic meats such as alligator, snake, frog and turtle. For each type of animal species, the carcass characteristics, physico-chemical properties and nutritional value of the meat are extensively outlined. The consumer preference, behavior and perception of each type of meat are also covered, with focus on important factors from sensory properties to psychological and marketing aspects. In promoting a better understanding of the complexities involved in consumer decision making, this book aims to improve the competitiveness of the meat industry through effective informational strategies that can increase consumer acceptance of more convenient, healthy and environmentally friendly meat choices.

More than Beef, Pork and Chicken – The Production, Processing, and Quality Traits of Other Sources of Meat for Human Diet also focuses on the important role meat plays in the human diet and the evolution of the species. Beneficial factors such as protein, B complex vitamins, zinc, selenium and phosphorus are detailed. Negative factors are discussed as well, with issues such as fat and fatty acid content being addressed for each type of meat presented. In exploring the full range of nutritional benefits, consumer acceptance and carcass characteristics in a large quantity of different types of animal meats from all over the world, this book offers incredible value to researchers looking for a single source on unconventional meat processing. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • Centro Tecnolóxico da Carne, Ourense, Spain

    José Manuel Lorenzo, Paulo E. S. Munekata

  • Universitat de València, València, Spain

    Francisco J. Barba

  • Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), València, Spain

    Fidel Toldrá

About the editors

Jose Lorenzo is a Head of Research at the Meat Technological Center in Ourense, Spain. He is also Associate Professor of Food Technology at the University of Vigo.


Paulo Munekata is a researcher at the Meat Technological Center in Ourense, Spain


Francisco Barba is a Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of València in València, Spain


Fidel Toldrá is a Research Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Biochemistry, Innovation and Technology of Meat and Meat Products at the Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC). He is also Associate Professor of Food Technology at the Polytechnical University of Valencia.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: More than Beef, Pork and Chicken – The Production, Processing, and Quality Traits of Other Sources of Meat for Human Diet

  • Editors: José Manuel Lorenzo, Paulo E. S. Munekata, Francisco J. Barba, Fidel Toldrá

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05484-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05483-0Published: 18 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05484-7Published: 31 January 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 416

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Organic Chemistry

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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