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App. No. 15/960,046

METHOD OF SEPARATING MEAT COMPONENTS VIA CENTRIFUGE

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App. No.
15/960,046
Abstract

A method for separating fat from lean. The method includes grinding chilled beef comprising fat and lean into a size resulting in particles that comprise predominantly fat and particles that comprise predominantly lean; combining the particles with a fluid to produce a mixture, wherein the fluid comprises water; and centrifuging the mixture to separate the fluid, and the particles comprising predominantly lean from the mixture.

Claims (11)

1 . A method for separating fat from lean, comprising:

grinding chilled beef comprising fat and lean into a size resulting in particles that comprise predominantly fat and particles that comprise predominantly lean;

combining the particles with a fluid to produce a mixture, wherein the fluid comprises water; and

centrifuging the mixture to separate the fluid and the particles comprising predominantly lean from the mixture.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising collecting the fluid, and introducing the collected fluid into the mixture prior to centrifuging.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid comprises an acid.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the acid is carbonic acid.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid comprises chlorine dioxide.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the particle size is in a range of 1/16 to ¼.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising separating the particles comprising predominantly fat.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the beef is chilled prior to grinding.