Healthier lipid formulation approaches in meat-based functional foods. Technological options for replacement of meat fats by non-meat fats

Healthier lipid formulation based on processing strategies is one of the most important current approaches to the development of potential meat-based functional foods. This article discusses the partial replacement of meat fats with various non-meat fats (of plant and marine origin) which are added to different meat products (fresh, cooked and fermented), using a variety of available technological options. It analyses factors associated with the composition and physicochemical properties of the new lipid materials used in meat processing. And it further discusses the consequences of changes in the composition of meat products as they relate to the potential contribution to fatty acid intake goals and lipid oxidation stability.