title: A survey of Mexican retail chain stores for fresh U.S. pork.
abstract: An overview of fresh US pork in the Mexican market was achieved by surveying fresh US pork packages (n=342) for sale in five Mexican cities. Data on cut, primal/sub-primal from which the cut was sourced, subcutaneous and seam fat thicknesses, marbling scores, and presence of bone were collated. The most prevalent identifiable retail cuts were milanesa (thin slice of pork, breaded or non-breaded) and trozos (diced pork) derived primarily from the leg and accounting for 68% of the total US pork on sale. Over 90% of the retail cuts were trimmed to 3.2mm or less of external fat and the average marbling score was 2.26. Differences in distribution and fat measures were observed with chain, location and socio-economic status of clientele indicating potential for a targeted marketing approach in Mexico.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Meat Export Federation, Jaime Balmes 8, Piso 6 Despacho 602 C, Col. Los Morales Polanco, Mexico City, D.F. C.P. 11510, Mexico.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Huerta-Leidenz
authors.affiliation: Colorado State University Center for Meat Safety and Quality, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171, USA.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Km. 38.5 Carretera Mexico - Texcoco, C.P. 56230 Chapingo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruíz Flores
authors.affiliation: Saint Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 3600 boul. Casavant Ouest, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8E3, Canada. Electronic address: tania.ngapo@agr.gc.ca.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ngapo
authors.affiliation: Colorado State University Center for Meat Safety and Quality, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171, USA.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Belk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003132:Commerce; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D063427:Food Quality; D008800:Mexico; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D000069466:Red Meat / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000378:metabolism; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013552:Swine; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
keywords: External fat; Marbling; Merchandising; Mexico; Pork retail; Seam fat