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Which cured turkey products may be tumbled or massaged during processing?
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In the context of poultry processing, tumbling and massaging are gentle techniques used to create a uniform mixture of meat and nonmeat ingredients like salt, spices, and flavorings.1
Cured turkey productsāthose treated with sodium nitriteāthat may undergo these processes include:
- Turkey ham1
- Turkey pastrami1