Abstract ..... ..... Variability in the contents of pork meat nutrients and how it may affect food composition databases
"Pork meat is generally recognised as a food with relevant nutritional properties because of its content in high biological value proteins, group B vitamins, minerals especially heme iron, trace elements and other bioactive compounds. But pork meat also contributes to the intake of fat, saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and other substances that, in inappropriate amounts, may result in negative physiologically effects. However, there are relevant factors affecting the content of many of these substances and somehow such variability should be taken into consideration. So, genetics, age and even type of muscle have a relevant influence on the amount of fat and the contents in heme iron. Also the composition in fatty acids of triacylglycerols is very sensitive to the contents of cereals in the feed; for instance, polyunsaturated fatty acids may range from 10% to 22% in pork meat. The content of other nutrients, like vitamins E and A, are also depending on the type of feed. Some bioactive substances like coenzyme Q10, taurine, glutamine, creatine, creatinine, carnosine and anserine show a large dependence on the type of muscle. This manuscript describes the main factors affecting the composition of pork meat nutrients and how these changes may affect the general food composition databases."
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So, what does this boil down to? Well, let's first look at whether the pig is raised to be eaten or caught from the wild.
As most fish is caught from the wild, unless they are raised in fish ponds, most livestock meats, such as beef, chicken and pork are not. It is much more difficult to 'catch' a wild cow, chicken or pig, than fish, and so, meat farms are created for the procreative possibilities to keep the meats on the stores' refrigerated sections. Cows, chickens and pigs are raised on meat farms and then made to copulate with the other gender to have more baby live stock come from their procreative processes. Once the new born cow, chicken or pig is born, they are strictly observed and 'taken' cared of with good nutrition and good proper physical exercise possibilities. In the evening, they may be rounded back into their quarters to enjoy a nice peaceful sleep. However good this may sound, these sorts of live stock rearing is much more cost demanding than the ways we can see today.
Even while viewing families with low incomes cram into small spaces to try to have shelter, so these live stocks also must do in order to survive. And while low income 'living beings' (including animals) cannot afford to live in larger more beneficial places, they are forced into accepting what they can receive for the monies they can pay with. A family of 6 with and income of less than 10,000 dollars a year will have to survive on some subsidies in a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. All 6 members of the household must live together, eat together, cook together, clean together and try to help each other become successful in this life. This will most surely sound very strange to many Americans who were born with past American Pedigree. However, with some immigrants, and/or even with some low income family Americans, the past 'blessings' has not fallen upon them, as of yet. So they must 'survive' the best they know how and the best they can, Period.
Animals who are raised to procreate so as to keep the stores' refrigerated sections filled with meats live in similar conditions. They must 'thrive' in a very small contained space with what ever their 'provider' provides. And after the animal has been put into a non-living state by their 'murder', the meat is then packaged with certain chemicals and shipped. If and when the meats go bad, due to an over prolonged shelf life, they are thrown out and another animal's death takes its' place.
So, with this, would it be healthier to eat 'raised' livestock or wildly caught livestock? The answer is of course the wildly caught. Even Native Americans and the first Pioneers learned that catching and eating freshly caught livestock is much better than eating meat that has been 'contained' for many weeks. And even the wild animals who have to hunt to eat will tell you the same. That the 'fresher' meats are always the healthiest.
If a person being in the wild, with wild cows, chickens and pigs running around, was to get hungry enough to 'kill for food', the person may opt to kill a pig for the dinner. And so... would this person know how to properly cleanse the pig in order to not get any form of 'Trichinosis'? ..... Trichinosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also, would the hunter know how to properly drain the internal fluids, cleanse the internal parts; removal of internal organs and bones and tracts, and then properly be able to have a nice meat dinner?
Given that one live animal caught in the wild could provide enough 'meat' for 1 week or so, depending on the animal, the process the person would have to go through to get the animal ready for consumption would be enough work for him to rest for 1 week. And so and but, the stores' lined refrigerated sections are 'filled' with all sorts of different meats from their different parts; daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. There may never have been a shortage of meats in the U.S. in the last 100 years or so.
My thought to this is this. Although eating pig's flesh or any flesh of any animal can be tasty and even endorsed by the FDA, spending tons of monies to buy and continuing to request meats can be damaging to the person themselves. The loss of concern for life, the expectancy of receiving what is desired, the negligence to look into matters, the possibilities of believing everything that is told to you, and many other things, just by 'meat eating' could negatively affect many more things than just the 'murdered' animal.
So, if you are going to eat meat, remember what the process was in order for that meat to be enjoyed by you and your family. And remember, showing a little appreciation for the animals' free-willed-love sacrifice, is not a bad thing.
But, in the wild, it may be a different story.
"Pork meat is generally recognised as a food with relevant nutritional properties because of its content in high biological value proteins, group B vitamins, minerals especially heme iron, trace elements and other bioactive compounds. But pork meat also contributes to the intake of fat, saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and other substances that, in inappropriate amounts, may result in negative physiologically effects. However, there are relevant factors affecting the content of many of these substances and somehow such variability should be taken into consideration. So, genetics, age and even type of muscle have a relevant influence on the amount of fat and the contents in heme iron. Also the composition in fatty acids of triacylglycerols is very sensitive to the contents of cereals in the feed; for instance, polyunsaturated fatty acids may range from 10% to 22% in pork meat. The content of other nutrients, like vitamins E and A, are also depending on the type of feed. Some bioactive substances like coenzyme Q10, taurine, glutamine, creatine, creatinine, carnosine and anserine show a large dependence on the type of muscle. This manuscript describes the main factors affecting the composition of pork meat nutrients and how these changes may affect the general food composition databases."
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So, what does this boil down to? Well, let's first look at whether the pig is raised to be eaten or caught from the wild.
As most fish is caught from the wild, unless they are raised in fish ponds, most livestock meats, such as beef, chicken and pork are not. It is much more difficult to 'catch' a wild cow, chicken or pig, than fish, and so, meat farms are created for the procreative possibilities to keep the meats on the stores' refrigerated sections. Cows, chickens and pigs are raised on meat farms and then made to copulate with the other gender to have more baby live stock come from their procreative processes. Once the new born cow, chicken or pig is born, they are strictly observed and 'taken' cared of with good nutrition and good proper physical exercise possibilities. In the evening, they may be rounded back into their quarters to enjoy a nice peaceful sleep. However good this may sound, these sorts of live stock rearing is much more cost demanding than the ways we can see today.
Even while viewing families with low incomes cram into small spaces to try to have shelter, so these live stocks also must do in order to survive. And while low income 'living beings' (including animals) cannot afford to live in larger more beneficial places, they are forced into accepting what they can receive for the monies they can pay with. A family of 6 with and income of less than 10,000 dollars a year will have to survive on some subsidies in a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. All 6 members of the household must live together, eat together, cook together, clean together and try to help each other become successful in this life. This will most surely sound very strange to many Americans who were born with past American Pedigree. However, with some immigrants, and/or even with some low income family Americans, the past 'blessings' has not fallen upon them, as of yet. So they must 'survive' the best they know how and the best they can, Period.
Animals who are raised to procreate so as to keep the stores' refrigerated sections filled with meats live in similar conditions. They must 'thrive' in a very small contained space with what ever their 'provider' provides. And after the animal has been put into a non-living state by their 'murder', the meat is then packaged with certain chemicals and shipped. If and when the meats go bad, due to an over prolonged shelf life, they are thrown out and another animal's death takes its' place.
So, with this, would it be healthier to eat 'raised' livestock or wildly caught livestock? The answer is of course the wildly caught. Even Native Americans and the first Pioneers learned that catching and eating freshly caught livestock is much better than eating meat that has been 'contained' for many weeks. And even the wild animals who have to hunt to eat will tell you the same. That the 'fresher' meats are always the healthiest.
If a person being in the wild, with wild cows, chickens and pigs running around, was to get hungry enough to 'kill for food', the person may opt to kill a pig for the dinner. And so... would this person know how to properly cleanse the pig in order to not get any form of 'Trichinosis'? ..... Trichinosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also, would the hunter know how to properly drain the internal fluids, cleanse the internal parts; removal of internal organs and bones and tracts, and then properly be able to have a nice meat dinner?
Given that one live animal caught in the wild could provide enough 'meat' for 1 week or so, depending on the animal, the process the person would have to go through to get the animal ready for consumption would be enough work for him to rest for 1 week. And so and but, the stores' lined refrigerated sections are 'filled' with all sorts of different meats from their different parts; daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. There may never have been a shortage of meats in the U.S. in the last 100 years or so.
My thought to this is this. Although eating pig's flesh or any flesh of any animal can be tasty and even endorsed by the FDA, spending tons of monies to buy and continuing to request meats can be damaging to the person themselves. The loss of concern for life, the expectancy of receiving what is desired, the negligence to look into matters, the possibilities of believing everything that is told to you, and many other things, just by 'meat eating' could negatively affect many more things than just the 'murdered' animal.
So, if you are going to eat meat, remember what the process was in order for that meat to be enjoyed by you and your family. And remember, showing a little appreciation for the animals' free-willed-love sacrifice, is not a bad thing.
But, in the wild, it may be a different story.
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