Processed Poultry

Convenience is available to consumers and food manufacturers in the form of processed poultry products. Processed chicken and turkey are commonly used in canned or dried soups, frozen dinners, pot pies, sausages, hot dogs, burgers, and bologna. In addition, larger pieces of processed poultry meat minus the bone are sold as boneless turkey breast, roll, and ham. These meats are made from mechanically deboned poultry in which the bone fragments have been removed. The larger cuts are easy to carve and have a characteristic texture due to binders and other compounds that have been added.