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Lean Cuts come from parts with less fat and muscle, like sirloin.
Minor Cuts are from muscle areas used for movement, like the hook, neck, and flank.
Complex Cuts are cuts that take longer to cook, like bulalo.

Poultry refers to domestic birds, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, doves, grouse, and quail.
Roast Chicken is a young chicken with tender flesh and smooth skin.
Broiler is a chicken raised for roasting, usually four to six months old.
Stag is a male chicken under ten months of age.
Hen is a mature female chicken over ten months old.
Rooster is a mature male chicken with rough skin and dark flesh.
Jumbo Chicken is a large chicken weighing approximately 4 kg.
Peking Duck is known for its tender meat and originated in China.
Duck is commonly found in the Philippines, with balut a popular dish made from duck eggs.

Live Poultry should have clear eyes and young chickens have small feathers and fine feet.
Whole Poultry is a whole carcass with feathers removed, but head, feet, and innards intact.
Dressed Poultry has feathers and innards removed, with a smooth yellowish skin and plump breast.
Choice Cuts of Poultry are pre-packaged parts, usually frozen or chilled.

Processed Meat is preserved by methods such as canning, salting, drying, smoking, chilling, freezing, and curing.

Food Additives are concentrates added during production and processing.
- Emulsifiers prevent separation of ingredients, like oil and vinegar.
- Stabilizers improve consistency and texture, often using food gums.
Sugar is a sweet substance from sugarcane or sugar beet juice.
- Refined Sugar is purified sugar.
- Brown Sugar is sugar crystals coated in molasses.
Spices come from seeds, stems, barks, fruits, and leaves of plants.
Salt enhances flavor.
- Rock Salt is grayish and less refined than iodized salt.
- Iodized Salt contains added iodine.
- Sea Salt is distilled from seawater, available in fine or coarse forms.
Water affects texture.
- Hard Water has high levels of dissolved minerals like magnesium and calcium.
- Soft Water is treated water with minerals removed.
- Tap Water is running or drinking water from an indoor tap.

Canning combines heating to kill bacteria and sealing in an airtight container.
Sun and Air Drying removes moisture through sun or air exposure.
Salting and Curing preserve through high salt concentration.
- Curing involves immersing food in a dry salt solution, like for bacon, ham, or beef.
Dehydration and Smoking were traditional methods to remove moisture from foods.

Product Composition affects choice of packaging materials.
Size and Shape of food determines the packaging size and shape.
Odor and Taste of processed food need to be considered when choosing packaging materials.