When strategically applied, lactate is a flavorant, texturant, food safety multi-tool that brings financial return in higher-yielding cooked products and fresh meats with longer color-life.
Recent research has demonstrated that lactic acid-based antimicrobials, such as Birko's Beefxide, are effective in reducing non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in beef trimmings.
