Blog of Evgeny Buzin. Canned meat - rating Review of canned beef stew
Through long camping and country tastings, through trial and error, with the joint efforts of tourists from the Sputnik tourist club and Ufa bloggers, the undisputed winner was found and received the best reviews.
I took it myself on the advice of friends, and then began to advise others. I heard only flattering reviews and always said thank you.
Ingredients as expected: only beef, onion and salt. Which is extremely important for hiking, since there may be people in the group who are allergic to egg powder, milk powder and soy (to which I personally have no prejudice)
Manufacturer Kurgan meat processing plant 
Stewed beef is sold in the Red and White chain among booze and chips.
Stewed beef and pork (hang in there!) cost 89 rubles. Van dollar! Horse meat stew is also on the KB website, but I haven’t seen it in the store.
Maybe somewhere on the edge of the earth a more delicious stew is sold, but at this price you are unlikely to buy it, and since a three- to five-day boat trip requires ten cans, you understand that you don’t want to buy anything for 180 rubles. In the race for buyers, manufacturers got carried away and began to sell according to the principle that the more expensive they are, the better they charge.
The same UMKK has gone crazy. All sorts of SAVVs and Mikoyans are not so far from them, raising prices to the skies. Okay, Pyaterochka and other networks have become impudent in the other direction. They started selling outright rubbish for cheap.
This post is written for those who are looking and want to find. If you already have your favorite stew that you “fell into” and it suits you and your friends, then, of course, continue to use the proven product.
If you also have a tushnyak that you can vouch for with your head, then write in the comments, maybe someone will find your knowledge useful.
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We bring to your attention a test of stewed meat - a cult product for any person who leaves his native office desk and chair for distant travels.
First, a little theory from the field of stew cooking, which can help when choosing the most important food product for a tourist.
About GOST and TU
Stewed beef is produced exclusively in accordance with GOST 5284-84 and is of the highest and first grade. The recipe is the same, only the highest grade stew is made from category I meat, and the first grade stew is made from category II meat. Products manufactured according to specifications are canned meat and differ from real stew both in content and taste. However, this does not at all exclude its use in the tourist menu. In addition, the inscription on the label “GOST 5284-84” only speaks of the manufacturer’s competence, but does not in any way guarantee the quality of the internal contents. Therefore, it is better to buy a can of canned meat from a familiar manufacturer than a can of Gost stew from an unknown meat processing plant.
About packaging and labeling
As a rule, stewed meat is produced in two types of cans - a tall tin can with a net weight of 338 g and a flat aluminum or tin can with a net weight of 325 g. If a label is applied to a tall can using a lithographic method, this indicates that the company is making products for the Ministry of Defense (During storage stews in warehouses apply a special anti-corrosion grease to the jars (do not apply grease to a jar with a paper label). For a tourist, stew in an aluminum can is more convenient - it is lighter and, when empty, it melts wonderfully in the fire. Each can is mechanically or lithographically marked with information about the date of manufacture, product and manufacturer. For example, the bottom line of the Orsk stewed meat label “101BA12” reads like this: 1 - first shift, 01 - beef stew, B - highest grade (nothing is written for the first grade), A - the plant belongs to the meat industry, 12 - code of the Orsk meat processing plant. Products packaged and labeled differently should be selected with caution.
About the manufacturer
Stewed meat is produced everywhere, but a higher quality product can be expected from producers located in livestock-raising regions of Russia: Orenburg, Chelyabinsk regions, Bashkiria, Buryatia, Altai, etc. It is more profitable for them to use local meat or import it from Mongolia than to import kangaroo meat from Australia . The name of the meat processing plant should also be well known - it is difficult to expect quality products from small fly-by-night cooperatives.
Armed with this information, we take a large string bag and head to the nearest store. And there's a surprise! While UMKK products are widely represented everywhere, the choice of canned meat from other manufacturers is very small. Only the great and terrible Glavprodukt stretched its tentacles across the shelves of all stores, from METRO to the last general store. Since we don’t want to take known guano, we choose from different stores the crumbs that are on sale.
Thus, for comparison, all five types of canned beef from the Ufa Meat Canning Plant were selected, of which only one can is, in fact, stewed meat, and even then not the highest, but the first grade, and the rest are canned meat (they were out of competition ) and ten types of stew from third-party manufacturers.
This stew, with the exception of Glavproduct products, is available in Ufa stores in the fall of 2009:
Let's start the test. Laboratory accuracy in home testing is not guaranteed because it is very difficult, if not impossible, to separate the contents of the jars into their components for weighing. Therefore, the ratio “meat-fat-broth-offal” is given approximately. The organoleptic properties of the products were assessed subjectively, only by the author, due to the fact that it was decided not to assemble a commission for fear of subsequent collective poisoning. Alcoholic.
And here are our participants: (the composition of the product is given for each can, since, oddly enough, it differs for some Gost stews).
1. Beef stew
GOST 5284-84. First grade
1 01A80 JSC
"Ufa Meat Canning Plant"
Date of manufacture 08/13/09.
Ingredients: beef, fat, onion, salt, bay leaf, ground black pepper.
Nutritional value: protein - 16.8 g, fat - 17.0 g, calorie content 220.0 kcal.
The mass fraction of meat and fat is at least 54%.
Net weight - 325 g.
Shelf life 4 years.
The price in the UMKK company store is 85 rubles 50 kopecks.
Aluminum can.
Inside the jar is a flavorful broth, some solid fat that separates easily from the meat, and a naturally colored meat block. No individual pieces of meat are observed. The meat block is pressed from 80% meat and 20% veins and films of medium grinding. The meat fibers are large. The taste of the meat is harmonious.
Rating - Good.
2. Beef stew “Stolichnaya”
TU 9216-016-72140283
1G74A80
Ingredients: beef, water, salt, sugar, thickener E407, acidity regulator E451, emulsifier E450, antioxidant E301, spices, bay leaf, black pepper, color fixative E250.
Net weight - 325 g.
Shelf life 2 years.
The price in the UMKK company store is 61 rubles 00 kopecks.
Aluminum can.
Inside the jar is some solid fat, jelly and a block of meat. The jelly is a little too salty. The meat block consists of 60% fine meat fibers and 30% finely chopped connective tissue. The meat is reddish, apparently a dye was used. The taste has a slight aftertaste, either vegetable protein or some kind of bone meal. Without an examination it is difficult to judge this. However, the taste is very slight; it will not be noticeable in any finished dish.
Rating - Good.
3. Beef “Bogatyrskaya”
TU 9216-016-72140283
1G73A80
OJSC "Ufa Meat Canning Plant"
Date of manufacture 03/18/09.
Ingredients: beef, water, onion, salt, thickener E407, emulsifier E450, acidity regulator E451, black pepper, bay leaf, color fixative E250.
Nutritional value: protein - 7.0 g, fat - 35.0 g, calorie content 343 kcal.
The mass fraction of meat, connective tissue and fat is at least 48%.
Net weight - 325 g.
Shelf life 2 years.
The price in the UMKK company store is 60 rubles 50 kopecks.
Aluminum can.
The characteristics are almost identical to Stolichnaya beef, but the taste of the meat and jelly is more delicate. I would like to highlight canned meat with finely chopped veins and intestines - unlike natural stew, even very impressionable people can eat them.
Rating - Good.
4. Homemade stewed meat
TU 9216-016-72140283
1G77A80
OJSC "Ufa Meat Canning Plant"
Date of manufacture: 05/21/09.
Ingredients: beef, water, onion, salt, animal protein, thickener E407, emulsifier E450, acidity regulator E451, black pepper, bay leaf, color fixative E250.
Nutritional value: protein - 7.0 g, fat - 35.0 g, calorie content 343.0 kcal.
The mass fraction of meat, connective tissue and fat is at least 48%.
Net weight - 325 g.
Shelf life 2 years.
The price in the UMKK company store is 50 rubles 50 kopecks.
Aluminum can.
The fat inside the jar is soft and it is quite difficult to separate it from the block of meat and walls. Jelly and meat form one lump. Ingredients: fine meat fibers - 20%, finely chopped connective tissue - 50%, jelly - 20%. The taste of jelly and meat is unsaturated and bland. I would not recommend consuming such a product in its pure form, without cooking.
5. Beef stew “Traditional”
TU 9216-016-72140283
1G78A80
OJSC "Ufa Meat Canning Plant"
Date of manufacture: 05/22/09.
Ingredients: beef, water, pork skin, salt, onion, animal protein, thickener E407, emulsifier E450, acidity regulator E451, black pepper, bay leaf, color fixative E250.
Nutritional value: protein - 7.0 g, fat - 35.0 g, calorie content 343.0 kcal.
The mass fraction of meat, connective tissue and fat is at least 45%.
Net weight - 325 g.
Shelf life 2 years.
The price in the UMKK company store is 47 rubles 00 kopecks.
Aluminum can.
In appearance it is very similar to “Homemade” meat, only inside the block of meat there is not jelly, but fat. It should be noted that these are the cheapest UMKK canned meats, but they still contain natural meat! Maybe a little, but it is there.
Rating - Satisfactory.
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How to choose real stew according to GOST? You will find the answer to this and other questions in this article.
In times of various crises and beyond, people rush to stock up on food. And what could be more satisfying and tastier than a good stew? Stew made in accordance with all GOST requirements can be stored for five years in a tin can and up to three years in a glass can. However, a completely reasonable question arises: “Is it possible to find stewed meat made according to GOST on the shelves of modern supermarkets?” Yes, it's quite possible. Oddly enough, there are still conscientious producers of stewed meat. This article will tell you how to choose stew according to GOST.
So, what should you pay attention to when purchasing:
The first is the product name
If the stew is made according to GOST, it is called “stewed pork” or “stewed beef”. The rest of the names are just attempts to pass off something unknown as stew. By the way, it is worth noting that even the word “stew” on the product packaging also gives reason to doubt its quality.
Second - who produces and where produces
Stewed pork from a Russian producer
The larger the meat processing plant that produces stewed meat, the less profitable it is for it to sacrifice its reputation. Little-known manufacturers are another matter. Of course, there are exceptions to the rules. Also, if a meat processing plant is located in an area where livestock farming is traditionally developed, then it is simply not profitable for it to replace cheap meat with surrogates at the same price. Moreover, sometimes stew made from meat turns out to be more profitable.
Areas with developed livestock farming include: the Republic of Buryatia, the Orenburg region and some other regions.
Third - label
The label on a stew can tell a lot. On a normal product it is glued along the entire length. But dubious manufacturers prefer to save on everything, including glue, adding a couple of drops of it to the edges of the label. In some cases, instead of a paper label, tin printing is used. This is a rather complex technology, left only at large enterprises, so this stew can be trusted (of course, subject to other conditions).
If the stew is made according to GOST, it is called “stewed pork” or “stewed beef”. The remaining names are attempts to pass off something unknown as stew.
Fourth - according to GOST or TU
In general, in theory, products manufactured according to specifications may be no worse than GOST. Unfortunately, in practice this is practically not observed. In addition, the GOST requirements are available to any consumer on the Internet, but the terms of the technical specifications are a sealed secret, sometimes a very terrible secret.
Fifth - packaging of stewed meat
It is better to give preference to products in a tin can rather than in a glass one. At least for safety reasons during storage and transportation. In this case, the can should not be dented, much less swollen or have traces of rust. All this indicates non-compliance with storage conditions. And if a dent is nothing, then rust has every chance of penetrating into the meat.
By the way, the presence of bulging cans on store shelves is a reason to contact Rospotrebnadzor. After all, such a product is clearly spoiled, which means it should not be on sale.
Real stew: what is it like?
Real “Premium Grade Stewed Beef”, as well as “First Grade Stewed Beef” contain pieces of meat, approximately 30 grams each, and all this is in the broth. If you touch the pieces with a fork, they easily separate from each other. If there is something monolithic in the jar, then the manufacturing technology is clearly broken, according to which all the ingredients are added to the jar separately, and not as a whole. This may not affect the taste of the product.
Many are sure that real stewed meat is Belarusian stewed meat!
When heating the stew, the color of the broth should be from slightly yellowish to light brown. The presence of suspended protein substances in the form of flakes, as well as slight turbidity of the broth, is allowed. But the most important thing is that when cooling, the stew broth should not turn into jelly. If this happens, then the conclusion is simple - an unscrupulous manufacturer added thickeners, and this is no longer in accordance with GOST.
But at the same time, its quality and price have changed. A standard can of stewed meat of 340 grams (I mean only GOST 5284-84, the highest grade) now costs from 50 to 200 rubles. The difference is significant. GOST these days has ceased to be a guarantor of quality. As a result, per capita sales of canned meat continue to decline. People, having tried low-quality canned food once, do not want to be burned again.
I offer a short overview of the types of beef stew that are sold in our region.
My initial knowledge about this product, at the initial level and when selecting canned food, I was guided by the following:
A. Store markup.
- I buy it at a minimal markup in chain supermarkets or wholesale markets.
b. In addition to the store's markup, the price of stew depends on the percentage of meat at the time of packing. In Russia, according to GOST, meat at laying is 57.5%, and for Belarusians, according to GOST, meat at laying is 97.5%. Ingredients: beef, fat, onion, salt, black pepper, bay leaf.
- I try to match.
V. Be sure to use an iron can, standard, approximately 340 grams. Only the highest grade.
- I try to match.
d. No products from Glavproduct, no matter what is written on the can of this manufacturer.
- My personal opinion: I have never bought anything worthwhile from this manufacturer, including canned vegetables and fish.
So, I’ll start in ascending order, i.e. from bad to best.
1. TM "Potanino canned food". Manufacturer: MPK Pashsky LLC, Leningrad region. village Potanino.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 47 rubles 90 kopecks. Discount store "Traffic Light".
The contents fell out in one big piece. An unknown substance. There is no meat fiber at all. The smell is strange. I didn't eat.
No more experiments with unknown manufacturers!
2. TM "Elinsky". Manufacturer: Elinsky Food Plant LLC, Kaliningrad region.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 32125-2013.
Weight: 338g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 58%.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 89 rubles 90 kopecks. Chain of stores "Red and White".
There is a tempting inscription on the can: “EXTRA 100% MEAT. From selected premium meat.” After I opened the jar, it became clear that the manufacturer, in this case, meant that all the premium meat was taken away, and a stew was cooked from the leftovers. There is a lot of so-called broth in the stew, but there is very little meat, and even fat. The smell of stewed meat is present.
3. TM "OVA". Manufacturer: OVA LLC, Kaliningrad region.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 54033-2010.
Shelf life: no more than 3 years.
Price: 86 rubles 65 kopecks. Wholesale market "Samara".
The jar of this manufacturer also contains an interesting inscription: does not contain GMOs. There was no piece of meat in this jar at all. Meat fibers are present, but they seem to be all mixed with fat. The taste is pleasant. There is a smell of stew. The price corresponds to the quality.
4. TM "Delicacy Row". Manufacturer: BRT LLC, Kaliningrad region, Gvardeysk.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 32125-2013.
Weight: 325g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 58%.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 92 rubles 90 kopecks (on promotion). Supermarket "Almond", Togliatti.
There is a lot of meat, but some of it is very small. The taste and smell of stew is present. The price corresponds to the quality.
5. TM "Kamenka meat". Manufacturer: Nikolaev TNK Kamensky District Food Processing Plant LLC, Penza region, Kamenka.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 32125-2013.
Weight: 325g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 58%.
Shelf life: 5 years.
Price: 78 rubles 00 kopecks. Wholesale market "Samara".
Good stew. Full correspondence between price and quality. About 15 years ago there was one of the best. But time does not stand still and it has worthy competitors.
6. TM "BARS". Manufacturer: Bars LLC, Kaliningrad region.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 32125.
Weight: 325g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 97.5%.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 114 rubles 90 kopecks (on promotion). Supermarket "Almond", Togliatti.
Good stew. But, to be honest, I expected more from a product that contains 97.5% meat.
7. TM "Orsk". Manufacturer: Orsk Meat Processing Plant LLC, Orenburg region, Orsk.
Weight: 338g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 56.5%.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 98 rubles 35 kopecks. Wholesale market "Samara".
Consistent quality. Excellent taste, just like in childhood. The company still works for Russian granaries.
7. TM "Agrokombinat SNOV". Manufacturer: SEC "Agrokombinat SNOV", Republic of Belarus, Minsk region.
Beef stew. Top grade. GOST 5284-84.
Weight: 338g, mass fraction of meat and fat not less than 97.5%.
Shelf life: 3 years.
Price: 179 rubles 00 kopecks (on promotion). Supermarket "Pyaterochka".
Just meat and that's it. They are not allowed to have discrepancies! If it says GOST highest grade, then this is it! Contains only meat and spices. Leader in quality and price.
But for this money you can buy almost two cans of Orsk stew :)
When choosing stew, it is worth remembering that high-quality canned food will not cost less than its ingredients. That is, a good stew cannot be too cheap.
When purchasing, you should also pay attention to the manufacturer. These should be large meat processing plants (from among the former state ones); as a rule, they are preferable to small companies such as Processed Cows LLC. While their product may not always be what you want, they at least make the contents of the can more consistent and more often than not what it says on the label.
The label is also of great importance. Printing on tin is a rather complex technology, available, as a rule, only in old state-owned meat processing plants. This to some extent guarantees against obvious counterfeiting and forgery, which can be practiced by small fly-by-night companies. Well, if the label is paper, it should be rolled with glue along its entire length.
The place of manufacture is also an important factor. For factories located in peripheral regions of Russia with developed livestock farming (Orenburg region, Buryatia), it is often cheaper to put real meat in cans than to carry out petty scams with soybeans. The same applies to factories in some CIS countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan).
This time we decided to test the stew. Many of us remembered the stew according to GOST of the USSR, and assured the youth that in those days the stew was like stew, not like now. Looking ahead a little, let's say that none of the tested cans of stew even came close in taste to the one from childhood.
SNOV Agricultural Plant. First grade stewed beef, 139 rubles
Manufacturer: Belarus, Snov village
Compound: beef, onion, table salt, bay leaf, black pepper.
Meat: 290 grams
Fat: 72 grams
The meat is sinewy, non-fibrous, and spicy. For appearance, the group of experts gave an average mark of 4, for taste, 3.75.
Canned sterilized meat pieces “Beef stew”, 89 rubles
Manufacturer: Kurgan meat processing plant, Kurgan
Compound: beef, fat, onion, salt, bay leaf, black pepper
Meat: 300 grams
Fat: 56 grams
Tendons are found in pieces of meat. The meat is almost fiberless, pieces are difficult to separate from each other. Appearance rated 3.75, taste 2.25
GRODFUD “Beef Stew”, 339 rubles
Manufacturer: JLLC "Queenfood" Grodno, Belarus
Compound: beef, dried onions, iodized salt, black pepper, bay leaf. The manufacturer promises a mass fraction of meat when laying 97.5%
Meat: 265 grams
Fat: No
The rest of the weight is liquid.
It looks like just meat, there are few spices, and the smell does not at all resemble the classic smell of stew. Most likely, if absolutely necessary, this can be given even to children. Appearance rated 4.75, taste 4.75
Simply Stewed Beef Orlovskaya, 129 rubles
Manufacturer: Oryol region, Mtsensk
Compound: beef, beef trimmings, drinking water, beef fat, onions, salt, algae stabilizer, black pepper, allspice, bay leaf.
Meat: 213 grams
Fat and jelly: 84 grams
In any case, they honestly indicated the trimmings in the composition. It is there and it is visible. There is little fat, mostly jelly. In terms of appearance, the group of experts gave an average mark of 1.75, and for taste - 1.
Baryshsky “Premium grade stewed beef”, 82 rubles
Manufacturer: Barysh meat processing plant, Ulyanovsk region village. Forest cottage.
Ingredients: beef, fat, onion, salt, black pepper, bay leaf.
Meat: 288 grams
Fat: 51 grams
The meat is fibrous, almost no veins. The only can that had to be opened with a knife. But experts gave it only 1.75 points for appearance and 2 points for taste.
