lean, finely textured beef

A form of lean finely textured beef — A meat byproduct produced from otherwise unusable material such as skin and connective, spinal, and digestive tissues by heating and then mixing with ammonia in a centrifuge to produce a food additive.

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Meanings

nounlean, finely textured beef (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of lean finely textured beef.
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lean, finely textured beef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lean%2C%20finely%20textured%20beef

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