PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new processed meat product which has the characteristic flavor/nutritive ingredients and the like of the meat and can be eaten by aged persons, and the like.SOLUTION: Provided is the new processed meat product obtained by stirring meat cut in a prescribed size with foamed albumen and then heating the mixture and having a pH of 0.50-0.85. A method for producing the processed meat product includes sufficiently foaming albumen and then stirring cut meat and the foamed albumen with a stirring machine, whereby a gas content can be largely increased, and the specific gravity can consequently be more lowered than that of general meat or its processed products. Thus, the processed meat product can be softened and can largely improve chewability and swallowability. Namely, the processed food product is a new soft texture food which can hold the characteristic flavor/nutritive ingredients, and the like, of the meat, and can largely improve the chewability and the swallowability.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】食用肉が有する独特の風味・栄養成分などを保持し、かつ高齢者などに供食できる新規な食肉加工品の提供。【解決手段】所定の大きさに切断された食用肉と起泡させた卵白とを攪拌後、加熱することにより得られた、比重0.50~0.85の新規な食肉加工品を提供する。製造工程において、卵白を充分起泡させ、かつ切断された食用肉と起泡させた卵白とを発泡機で攪拌することにより、含気量を大幅に増加させることができ、結果的に比重が一般の食用肉又はその加工品よりも低くなる。これにより、噛み応えを保持しつつ、軟らかくでき、咀嚼性・嚥下性を大幅に改善できる。即ち、この食肉加工品は、食用肉が有する独特の風味・栄養成分などを保持しつつ、咀嚼性・嚥下性を大幅に改善できるソフトな新食感の食品である。【選択図】図2
