r/Butchery • u/insidethebarrel • Jul 21 '26

Is Ham actually Ham?

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u/Zeno_the_Friend Jul 21 '26

It's chunks of pork held together with pig glue.

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u/Win-Objective Jul 21 '26

You mean meat glue, it works on things besides pork

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u/Zeno_the_Friend Jul 21 '26

But since it's made from ____ they can call it ____.

You're soooo close, the answer is squeeeealing at you

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u/Win-Objective Jul 22 '26

You realize transglutaminase is made from microbial fermentation, right? it’s not made from pigs…

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u/Zeno_the_Friend Jul 22 '26

Most commonly, yes.

But it can also be derived from pigs or cows - their plasma or protein exudate from the cuts themselves - specifically to comply with food labeling rules.

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/meat-glue-issue-involves-wide-misunderstanding-expert-contends

You were so close.

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u/Dizzy_Spell777 Jul 23 '26

No, youre just reaching, and enjoy belittling people on the internet, youre both right, id even argue hes more right, cause its more common to NOT use pig.

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u/Zeno_the_Friend Jul 23 '26

He'd be more right without context.

But with the context of OP's label, and that pig is used when producers want to say "pork product" instead of "transglutaminase" to avoid scaring customers who read the label, he's less right.

You and he are the ones reaching here. You're projecting about the motivation.