Description
Pemmican is a traditional North American Indigenous high‑energy food made by drying, salting, and fat‑coating lean meat.
Technical
The process reduces water activity below 0.6 through osmotic dehydration and heat‑driven drying, while salt and rendered fat inhibit microbial growth and oxidation; phenolic antioxidants from berries further protect the fat.
Science
Primary Reaction
Osmotic dehydration and fat oxidation inhibition
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
earthysmokynuttydried meatberrygameycaramelizedherbalumami-richleathery