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Poultry
What is the water composition of chicken?What is the water composition of chicken?
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The muscle is approximately 75% water
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Chicken is made up of about 70% water.
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The water content of a chicken carcass according to the Food Safety Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture should be about 66%. The carcass chilling process (i.e., water immersion or air chilled) will have a great impact on the carcass water content. Compared to pre-chilled weight, water chilling can increase carcass weight about 5% whereas air chilling causes a 1.6% reduction in carcass weight. The slaughter method and conditions have a great impact on the water holding capacity (WHC) of meat, which will affect the ability of the meat to retain water. WHC is a key parameter to optimize when poultry meat is going to be subjected to further processing like links, sausages, etc. Myopathies like woody breast can affect WHC and therefore the amount of water in a chicken carcass.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/water-meat-poultry
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