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<h2 id="drip-loss">Drip loss</h2> <p>Drip loss is the leakage of myofibers and loss of iron, protein, and water during the transition of muscle to meat.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Drip loss impacts the quality and palatability of meat, and has been an issue for pork and chicken.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Drip loss is in part governed by the <a href="/facts/Water_holding_capacity_of_meat/XKd2pzP1">water holding capacity of meat</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Flavorist/4RWRYT8u">Flavorist</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Fidel Toldra, ed. (2017), Lawrie's Meat Science, Woodhead, ISBN 9780081006979 <a href="9780081006979" target="_blank">9780081006979</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"A Meaty Question", The Economist, 21 September 2006 <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/7904194" target="_blank">http://www.economist.com/node/7904194</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Guo, B.; Dalrymple, B.P. (2017). "Transcriptomics of Meat Quality". New Aspects of Meat Quality: 259–320. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100593-4.00012-6. ISBN 978-0-08-100593-4. <a href="978-0-08-100593-4" target="_blank">978-0-08-100593-4</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Guo, B.; Dalrymple, B.P. (2017). "Transcriptomics of Meat Quality". New Aspects of Meat Quality: 259–320. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100593-4.00012-6. ISBN 978-0-08-100593-4. <a href="978-0-08-100593-4" target="_blank">978-0-08-100593-4</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Pettersen, MK; Nilsen-Nygaard, J; Hansen, AÅ; Carlehög, M; Liland, KH (10 June 2021). "Effect of Liquid Absorbent Pads and Packaging Parameters on Drip Loss and Quality of Chicken Breast Fillets". Foods. 10 (6): 1340. doi:10.3390/foods10061340. PMC 8229185. PMID 34200694. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229185" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229185</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>