Injecting, marinating, and massaging are key preparation steps in producing high-quality meat and poultry products. By applying seasonings to the surface, introducing brine into the product, and ensuring even distribution throughout the meat, processors can improve flavor, tenderness, juiciness, yield, and overall product consistency. JBT Marel's integrated solutions support every stage of this process, from brine preparation [JR1.1]and injection to marinating and massaging, helping producers achieve reliable and repeatable results at industrial scale.
Injecting, marinating & massaging solutions
Why choose injecting & marinating solutions from JBT Marel?
Consistent product quality
Ensure uniform flavor, texture, appearance, and ingredient distribution across every batch.
Higher Yield & Processing Efficiency
Improve moisture retention, optimize yield, and increase throughput while maintaining product quality.
Flexible & Hygienic Design
Support a wide range of meat, poultry and fish [JR2.1]applications with food-safe, hygienic solutions designed for efficient cleaning and maintenance.
Our solutions
Marinating: building flavor on the surface
Marination is the process of applying dry seasonings, spices, oils, or liquid marinades to the surface of meat and poultry products. Effective marinade application enhances flavor, improves appearance, and creates the taste experiences consumers expect.
Whether applying dry seasonings or liquid marinades, consistent coverage is essential for product quality, ingredient control, and efficient processing. By optimizing marinade application, processors can improve flavor development while reducing ingredient giveaway.
ValueSpray solutions
JBT Marel's ValueSpray technology enables precise and uniform application of liquid marinades, helping processors achieve consistent coverage and reliable results.
Benefits:
- Uniform seasoning and marinade application
- Improved product appearance and consistency
- Reduced ingredient waste and giveaway
- Suitable for a wide range of meat, poultry and fish products
- Reliable and hygienic processing
Injecting: delivering brine inside the product
While marination works on the surface, injection introduces brine directly into the product through needles. This process enables water, salt, seasonings, and other functional ingredients to be distributed throughout the meat, improving moisture retention, yield, texture, and flavor distribution.
Consistent brine injection is essential for achieving reliable uptake and repeatable product quality. The even incorporation of functional ingredients helps producers create products that meet both consumer expectations and production targets.
Benefits:
- Improved moisture retention
- Enhanced yield and yield optimization
- Uniform brine distribution
- Consistent flavor and texture
- Reliable processing performance
- Better ingredient distribution throughout the product
Massaging: optimizing distribution and absorption
Following injection, massaging helps distribute brine evenly throughout the product. Through controlled mechanical action, the process supports ingredient absorption and protein activation, contributing to improved tenderness, texture, and product consistency.
Massaging helps ensure that functional ingredients are distributed uniformly throughout the meat. This results in more consistent end-product quality, improved eating characteristics, and optimized yield.
Benefits:
- Enhanced brine and ingredient distribution
- Improved tenderness and texture
- Better brine absorption
- Consistent end-product quality
- Optimized yield
- Reliable processing results
Brine preparation: the foundation for consistent results
Successful injecting and massaging start with proper brine preparation. Brine mixing solutions help create homogeneous mixtures of water, salt, seasonings, and functional ingredients before further processing.
JBT Marel's brine preparation solutions support accurate recipe execution and consistent formulations, helping processors achieve reliable downstream processing and repeatable product quality. Schröder's BRIMAX concept is specifically designed to support this critical stage of production.
Benefits:
- Homogeneous brine preparation
- Consistent recipe execution
- Reliable ingredient incorporation
- Improved process control
- Better downstream processing performance
An integrated approach to product optimization
The greatest benefits are achieved when brine preparation, injecting, marinating and massaging are considered as one integrated process. Together, these steps help processors improve flavor, tenderness, juiciness, moisture retention, yield, and overall product quality.
From brine preparation and injecting to massaging and marinade application, we help meat, poultry and fish processors optimize production, improve operational performance, and achieve consistent results across a wide range of products.
Your partner in injecting & marinating solutions
As part of JBT Marel, Schroeder combines decades of food processing expertise with reliable equipment and application knowledge. Our teams work closely with processors around the world to help optimize production, improve operational performance, and support long-term business growth.