前幾天看到你們的分享與討論,確認的Walmart賣的Smithfield牌子的豬肉不含瘦肉精。因為我家十幾年來一直隻吃whole foods的肉,我很好奇FL_MSD通過問whole foods經理得出的結論:“WHOLE FOOD得到的答案是不論SUPPLIER,所有豬肉不含瘦肉精”是否對於全國各地的whole foods都正確。通過Google搜索“Ractopamine”一詞得不到答案,後來換成“beta agonist”終於找到的以下文章, 裏邊明確說, “To be clear, Whole Foods Market® prohibits the use of growth promotants in our entire meat supply, as well as prohibits the use of antibiotics, ionophores, growth hormones, and sulfas.” 這裏所說的“growth promotants”就是“beta agonist (瘦肉精)”。
“At Whole Foods Market, we always want to offer high quality, juicy steaks, at the best possible price. We feel the best steak comes from animals raised to high animal welfare standards, and not fed antibiotics, ionophores, growth hormones, beta agonists (瘦肉精)or sulfas.”
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/tips-and-ideas/archive/perspective-cattle-growth-promotants
另外,我常買wholefoods的豬肉,發現肘子肉裏肥肉很多,可以剔除來熬豬油。我覺得whole food的step-4或organic的肉更香,更像小時候自己家裏養的豬肉的味道。
另據wiki: “瘦肉精是「乙型受體素(β受體促進劑,β -adrenergic receptor agonists)」的通俗名稱,動物用藥「萊克多巴胺(Ractopamine)」是其中的一種。”