Poultry Notes!

Poultry Notes

Benjamin Franklin was unhappy when, in 1782, Congress adopted Americas Great Seal with the bald eagle as its centerpiece. In a letter to his daughter, Franklin claimed, He is a Bird of bad moral character, a result of the bald eagles history of stealing fish from other birds. What other bird does Benjamin Franklin insist would be a more appropriate symbol for Americas Great Seal? Turkey!Quote from Benjamin Franklins letter to his daughter:For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Source: http://www.greatseal.com/symbols/turkey.html

Poultry NutrientsProtein

Niacin, Vitamins B6 and B12, Calcium, Phosphorus, and Iron

Most fat is under skin

Relatively low in fat

Is in the same MyPlate food group as meat and eggs Poultry Types

ChickenTurkeyDuckGoosePoultry Dark Meat vs. White MeatDetermined bylocation on birduses of the musclesGround Birds such as chickens and turkeys have both white and dark meatFlight Birds such as geese and ducks have only dark meatDark meatWhite meatFound in muscles used to sustain activitythigh, backcontain a large amount of meat-darkening myoglobinBold flavorFound in muscles used for quick bursts of powerbreastcontain little of the meat-darkening myoglobinMild flavor

Turkey and Chicken

Duck and Goose

Common Culinary Dishes

Roast Duck

Foie Gras

Peking DuckPoultry FactsAge of the bird determines the tenderness and the type of cooking method selectedUSDA Federal government grades and inspects poultry

Grade A most commonly found in supermarkets

Thawed poultry should be used within 12 days

Salmonella Food Borne Illness can be present in poultry

Cook to internal temperature of 165

Purchasing Poultry

Parts of the bird (more expensive than whole)halves, quarters, breast, leg, thighbone-in / bonelessGround poultrycan substitute for ground beefGibletsedible internal organsliver, gizzard (stomach), heartProcessed poultryturkey bacon canned, frozen precooked, deli meat