
The Truth Behind
Grocery Store Meat
The Truth Behind
Grocery Store Meat
The Truth Behind
Grocery Store Meat
Grocery stores are allowed to use carbon monoxide gas mixtures to help meat keep a bright, red appearance.
Grocery stores are allowed to use carbon monoxide gas mixtures to help meat keep a bright, red appearance.
Grocery stores are allowed to use carbon monoxide gas mixtures to help meat keep a bright, red appearance.
So if color can be controlled, how much can you really tell about freshness at the meat counter?
So if color can be controlled, how much can you really tell about freshness at the meat counter?
So if color can be controlled, how much can you really tell about freshness at the meat counter?



The Freshness Myth
The Freshness Myth
The
Freshness Myth
Myth:
Red = fresher
Red = fresher
Frozen = lower quality
Frozen = lower quality
Reality:
When it comes to buying meat, color alone doesn’t tell the whole story.
Some grocery-store meat is packaged using Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), which can use carbon monoxide gas mixtures to help meat maintain its red appearance for longer.
Some grocery-store meat is packaged using Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), which can use carbon monoxide gas mixtures to help meat maintain its red appearance for longer.
That means it can be difficult to judge the quality of the meat you’re buying at face value.
That means it can be difficult to judge the quality of the meat you’re buying at face value.
So What Should You Look For Instead?
So What Should You Look For Instead?

Sourcing
Sourcing
Where the meat comes from and how it was raised.
Where the meat comes from and how it was raised.

Handling
Handling
What happens to it between sourcing and packaging.
What happens to it between sourcing and packaging.

Sealing
Sealing
How it’s protected from exposure before it reaches you.
How it’s protected from exposure before it reaches you.

Preservation
Preservation
How quality is maintained from packaging to your freezer.
How quality is maintained from packaging to your freezer.
A Better Way to Buy Meat
A Better Way to Buy Meat
A Better Way to Buy Meat
If you want more confidence in the meat you’re buying, frozen meat from Good Chop could be a good option.
If you want more confidence in the meat you’re buying, frozen meat from Good Chop could be a good option.
Good Chop focuses on the things that actually matter before meat reaches your plate: where it comes from, how it’s protected, and how its quality is preserved.
Good Chop focuses on the things that actually matter before meat reaches your plate: where it comes from, how it’s protected, and how its quality is preserved.
Meat responsibly raised in the US, plus sustainably sourced seafood
Vacuum-sealed to help protect quality
Frozen at peak freshness to preserve quality
High-quality meat, with nothing to hide.
High-quality meat, with nothing to hide.

A Meat Box Shouldn’t Box You In
A Meat Box Shouldn’t Box You In
Good Chop is a flexible meat and seafood delivery service built to give you more control, not less.
Good Chop is a flexible meat and seafood delivery service built to give you more control, not less.
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Good Chop gives you a way to buy meat with more confidence, and fewer worries.
Good Chop gives you a way to buy meat with more confidence, and fewer worries.


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You’ve got a clearer picture of what matters in the meat you buy. Good Chop gives you a way to shop with that in mind.
You’ve got a clearer picture of what matters in the meat you buy. Good Chop gives you a way to shop with that in mind.
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across your first 4 boxes.
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