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Lunch meat

Precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot

Summary

Precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot

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nameLunch meat
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captionA platter of cold cuts
alternate_nameCold cuts, luncheon meats, sandwich meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, deli meats

Lunch meats—also known as cold cuts, luncheon meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, sandwich meats, delicatessens, and deli meats—are precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot. They are typically served in sandwiches or on a tray. They can be purchased canned, pre-sliced (usually in vacuum packs), or they can be sliced to order, most often in delicatessens and charcuteries.

Lunch meats are processed meats designed for convenience. The preservatives added to extend the shelf life have been increasingly scrutinized due to potential links to certain diseases. In the US, Listeria infection is possible and has resulted in additional guidelines from the CDC for the elderly.

Types

  • Bresaola
  • Chicken breast
  • Chicken loaf (also known as chicken roll)
  • Corned beef
  • Cotechino
  • Dutch loaf
  • Ham
    • Baked
    • Boiled
    • Chipped chopped
    • Cooked
    • Éisleker
    • Jamón: serrano or ibérico
    • Presunto
    • Prosciutto
    • Smoked
  • Head cheese
    • Salceson
  • Meatloaf
    • Ham and cheese loaf
    • Olive loaf
    • Pepper loaf
    • Pimento loaf
    • Spiced luncheon loaf
    • Veal loaf
  • Mortadella
  • Pork roll
  • Roast beef
  • Roast lamb
  • Roast pork
  • Sausages
      • Bierwurst* or beerwurst
    • Blood tongue (Zungenwurst)
    • Bologna, Polony
      • Lebanon
    • Braunschweiger
      • Brühwurst
      • Mettwurst
    • Chorizo
    • Devon
    • Extrawurst
    • Gelbwurst
    • Jagdwurst
    • Krakowska (Kraków-style pork sausage)
    • Kabanos
    • Myśliwska
    • Liverwurst
    • Prasky
    • Morcilla
    • Salami
      • Alpino
      • Capocollo
      • Finocchiona
      • Italian-style
      • Jewish-style
      • Pepperoni
      • Soppressata
    • Salchichón
    • Saucisson sec (dry, maturing, salty, savoury-tasting French salami)
    • Sausagemeat stuffing
    • Summer sausage
    • Teewurst
  • Smoked meat
    • Montreal-style smoked meat
    • Pastrami
  • Tongue
  • Turkey breast
  • Spam and Treet

Health

Most pre-sliced lunch meats are higher in fat, nitrates, and sodium than those that are sliced to order, as a larger exposed surface requires stronger preservatives. As a result, processed meats may significantly contribute to incidence of heart disease and diabetes, even more so than red meat.

A prospective study following 448,568 people across Europe showed a positive association between processed meat consumption and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer. Similarly, a prospective study in the US following half a million people flagged a similar association between death and increased processed meat consumption. The World Cancer Research Fund International guidelines on cancer prevention recommend avoiding all processed meats.

Safety

Deli lunch meat is occasionally infected by Listeria. In 2011, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) advises that those over age 50 reheat lunch meats to "steaming hot" 165 °F and use them within four days. In 2021, the US CDC reported another wave of Listeria outbreak. The final investigation notice from 2023 advises that "people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system" reheat deli products to the aforementioned temperature in order to "kill any germs", even when there is no ongoing outbreak.

References

References

  1. Phil Lempert. (27 December 2006). "The 5 things you need to know about deli meats". NBC News.
  2. (2012-12-01). "Unprocessed red and processed meats and risk of coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes--an updated review of the evidence". Current Atherosclerosis Reports.
  3. (2013-01-01). "Meat consumption and mortality--results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition". BMC Medicine.
  4. (2009-03-23). "Meat intake and mortality: a prospective study of over half a million people". Archives of Internal Medicine.
  5. "Animal foods {{!}} World Cancer Research Fund International".
  6. Weise, Elizabeth. (2011-05-04). "CDC: Over 50? Heat cold cuts to 165 degrees to avoid listeria". USA Today.
  7. (29 March 2023). "CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese".
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