Content of natural phosphorus and added polyphosphates in mechanically separated meat [MSM] and meat products produced with added MSM

This work aimed to measure the content of total phosphorus in mechanically separated meat (MSM) and in meat products comprising MSM. Eighty six samples of MSM (57 swine and 29 bovine samples) were used. Mean total phosphorus contents (x ± SD) in MSM from this samples were 0.263 ± 0.168 % and 0.33 ± 0.193%, respectively. Mean phosphorus concentrations in sausages and meat pie were 0.193 ± 0.041% and 0.164 ± 0.01%, and the contents of the phosphorus calculated as added were 0.166 ± 0.01% and 0.028 ± 0.014 %, respectively. The content of phosphorus in MSM depends on the sort of the raw materials used for the retrieval.