I should have made it clear that the paragraphs I included were from the original article and not me. I hope that was evident. cd
On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Carol DeVolder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Inquiring minds want to know: > > > http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/food-trends/hen-or-rooster---do-you-want-to-know-your-meats-gender/article1359695/ > > Many customers are starting to ask for male chickens, he says, because > female birds are believed to have higher levels of naturally-occurring > hormones, which some people want to avoid. But, according to associate > professor Gregoy Bedecarrats of the University of Guelph’s Department of > Animal and Poultry Science, the biological half-life of naturally-occurring > hormones, such as estrogen, is fairly short. The likelihood of these > hormones accumulating in the tissue or fat of the birds, then surviving the > processing and cooking, is low and wouldn’t affect consumers’ health. While > male birds may have slightly higher levels of testosterone and females > could have minimally higher estrogen levels, broiler chickens, those > typically found in grocery stores, reach only about seven weeks of age, so > their hormone levels are low, Dr. Bedecarrats says. > > Hormones aside, however, there’s also a difference in the physical > composition of male and female chickens, Mr. Gundy says. > > “Female chickens have more fat. Male chickens yield more protein, which > means there’s actually more of the meat,” he says, noting that while he > can’t distinguish any difference in taste, there is a difference in the way > it feels in the mouth. “You know you have a big fatty steak, you can tell > there’s that satiating fat going on? With a female chicken, you get more of > that fatty flavour – not greasy, but you can just tell there’s more fat.” > > > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=44281 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-44281-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=44285 or send a blank email to leave-44285-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
