Sausage/Salume Meat/Fat Ratio Calculations Formula
How to calculate Meat Fat Ratio ? Not as easy as one thinks without the right formula . The first thing one might think is..... Hey, I have 10 lbs of lean meat, and I want 30% of fat, so I will multiply 10 X 30% = 3.... ahh 30%, correct? Nope, it's not. Let's dive into this a bit further.....So if the total weight of both the Fat and Lean Meat is 13 lbs, and the Fat weighs 3 lbs, I should be able to 3/13, and I should get 30%? Nope, you get 23%. What the hell happened? It's not the correct way to calculate Ratios for Salume or Sausages. So here you go!!! M= total weight of the lean Meat (or as lean as you can get it with trimming) A= the Fat % you want (I want 40%) B= Factor F= Fat in Pounds or Grams First, we need to calculate the essential factor to determine the required fat. 100% - A = B B =60% or .60 M (Meat) divided by B (Factor) minus M = F So I have 14 lbs of Lean Meat ( M=14 ), and I want to add 40% of Fat ( A=40% )... First, I need to ca