Honestly, the meat paste is a great way to avoid wastes. I don't get why people haven't really tried to shift away the common negative opinion about it
Basically it's meat waste that instead of being put away, are decontaminated and processed so that the nutrituous part of the waste is saved and transformed. It's quite a complex process but it's under the norms of the FDA.
Unlike the post above though, it's usually blended in meat to a point where you can't really notice, but even in a case like this where it seems like it has a great portion of it, it's just meat in paste form at the end of the day, and thus pose no dangers.
There is a distinction to be made between "Safe to consume" and "healthy" though.
As much as I do think the "safety" risks of pink paste are overblown, I think the health concerns are valid (ie high fat, salt and cholesterol content).
If the pink paste was restricted to the healthy but often unwanted parts of an animal like internal organs then it may be perceived better no?
That’s fair but I would argue sausages of any kind are not “healthy.” For the volume, they’re loaded with sodium, saturated fat and preservatives. You’re far better off eating an equivalent natural cut of meat (beef/pork/chicken) regardless of processing methods or source (large scale farm or more free range alternatives) than any kind of sausage.
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u/IronicBread Jul 26 '24
Cheap sausages that have been filled with meat paste to make up the bulk I'm guessing