Research papers of the week – September 18, 2023

Artur Szyłak; Wiktoria Kostrzewa; Jacek Bania; Aleksandra Tabiś

Foods

Ministerial score = 140.0
Journal Impact Factor (2023) = 5.2 (Q1)

In recent years, consumer interest in meat authenticity has increased. Fraudulent claims are most likely to be regarding meat origin, meat substitution, meat processing treatment, and non-meat ingredient additions. This study focuses on the substitution of meat species in processed kebab-like food sales in Poland. The growing popularity of kebab-like foods and the limited number of official inspections of this type of food make this topic interesting. In this study, the results reveal that 60% of the foods analyzed contain an undeclared ingredient or the substitution of an expensive ingredient with a cheaper option.

DOI:10.3390/foods12183380

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