What is moisture infused pork? Australian shoppers baffled by odd meat product from Woolworths
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Why this ‘bizarrely named’ meat product from Woolworths is raising eyebrows among shoppers
- A ‘confusing’ meat product from Woolworths is raising shoppers’ eyebrows
- Customers were baffled by the supermarket’s ‘Moisture Infused Pork Chops’
- Many thought the chops has been injected with water so they weighed more
- Others said it is infused with a saline solution that stops the pork from drying out
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Australian shoppers are sharing their confusion over a ‘bizarre’ new meat product from Woolworths.
Posting to a Facebook group, a bargain hunting mum shared a deal she got on Woolworths’ ‘Moisture Infused pork chops’ however members were more interested in the ‘odd’ item than the special itself.
Dozens took to the comments to speculate how the 1.2kg packet of pork chops could be infused with moisture with many outraged claiming they are ‘injected with water’ to trick customers into paying more.
Posting to a Facebook, a bargain hunting mum shared a deal she got on Woolworths’ ‘Moisture Infused pork chops’ however members were distracted by the ‘odd’ item than the special
‘I’m confused, moisturiser infused sound like injected with water to me,’ one member replied to the post in the Markdown Addicts Australia Facebook group.
‘Love the description ‘moisture infused’. What they really mean is that they’ve added water so (if you buy them) you’re paying more for the water,’ they said.
‘Moisture infused?? Have they pumped water into the chops,’ responded and a third replied: ‘That struck me as odd as well’.
‘Yes that’s what I took from it. I’ve never seen them before so know I’ll go have a look. I wonder,’ a member responded.
‘Is that the same as when you cook them you get heaps of water out of them,’ a fourth asked.
Dozens speculated how the 1.2kg packet of pork chops could be infused with moisture with many outraged claiming they are ‘injected with water’ to trick customers into paying more
However, some were quick to put people’s concerns to bed saying the chops are infused with brine, a saline solution, to stop the pork drying out when cooking.
‘It is only saline, the same as they do with ham. It greatly improves the risk factor for people who can’t cook and constantly say ‘pork is dry’. It’s a great thing and not new. We have used it in the food service industry for years. Give it a try,’ one foodie explained.
‘Most pork products undergo a process called moisture infusion. This is where a solution of water and mineral salts is pumped into the pork under pressure. This increases the weight of the pork and protects against dryness when overcooked,’ another replied.