Explain effect of irradiation on nutrients in meats
The effect of irradiation on nutrients in meats and poultry has been the subject of considerable attention by researchers because they have been used as an argument against the approval and commercial application of this process. Most unreasonable aspect in this controversy is the consistent emphasis made on the detrimental effects of irradiation on food nutrients, including those in meat and poultry that has been reported to a large extent by the extrapolation of data gathered from the studies in which the selected, isolated nutrients were irradiated in model systems.