MEAT PROCESSING:

SPECIAL PORK TOCINO w/ DRAGONFRUIT

I. INTRODUCTION

Tocino is an examples of meat preserves that helps prevent spoilage, so it lasts

longer, becomes more tasty and delicious, and is always ready to cook. This sweetened

cured pork dish that is traditionally for breakfast is served with egg and rice. This

product can be bought on the market, malls, restaurants, and pasalubong center. The

homemade versions are healthier because you can create your own alternative to

preservatives and chemicals used in commercial tocino making (Eskewelanga, n.d.).

II. OBJECTIVES
This laboratory exercise aims to:
a. Process, store and cook homemade pork Tocino in response to the changing

consumer preferences

b. use dragonfruit extract as non-artificial alternative to food coloring (prague

powder) and
 c. Evaluate the degree of acceptability using taste test of the prepared Tocino.

III. MATERIALS AND METHODS

a. INGRIDIENTS AND COST OF PRODUCTION. Based on FilipinoRecipe (2012)

UNITS TOTAL
TOTAL INGRIDIENT
INGRIDIENTS IN PRICE
QUANTITY COST (PHP)
RECIPE (PHP)
Pork Shoulder/Kasim (g) 900 1200 230 172.50

Dragonfruit (g) 250 250 59 59.00

BrownSugar (g) 100 250 17 8.50

Pineapple Juice (ml) 120 250 27 12.96

Black Pepper (g) 3 5 5 3.00

Soysauce (ml) 60 200 10 3.00

Iodized Salt (g) 10 50 10 2.86

Garlic (cloves) 3 11 5 1.36

Total PhP 262.32

b. PROCESS STEP BY STEP. Based on Agricultural Training Institute (n.d.)

1. Select good quality raw materials and prepare the bowl, chopping board, knife and wear

proper cooking attire.

2. Rinse meat using clean water, drain afterwards. Slice meat ni chopping board with ¼ inch

thick, remove excessive fat and pork skin and weigh

3. Cut dragonfruit in half, collect flesh using spoon, and squash it using fork in a bowl.

Remove seeds by using a strainer, a 600g dragon fruit can produce 250g of extract put this

on the mixing bowl.

4. Add brown sugar (100g), pineaple juice (120ml), black pepper (3g), soysauce (60ml),

Iodized salt (14.3g) and 3 cloves of chopped garlic into the mixing bowl containing dragon

fruit extract. Mix and balance taste by adding some more of the ingridients.
5. Add the meat in the mixing bowl and mix altogether using hands. After this, move the

meat+mixture into a sealed container.

6. Cure at room temperature for 8-10 hours or refrigerator temperature for 1–2 days.

7. Package in polyethylene bags in desired weight

8. Cook with a small amount of water and cooking oil. Allow water to evap

orate and fry in oil or store infreezer for 2-4 months, or in refrigerator for up to 1week.

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

a. Testing

b. Cost

 The total weight of produced is around 1,600 g (meat/900g + curing

mixture/700g).
 (5) plastic bag contains 180g of meat + 40g of mixture weighing 220g per

pack.

 The total ingredient cost is ₱263, on which when multiplied by 30% desired

profit , each pack can be sold around by ₱78.9

 Each pack will be sold by ₱70.00/1pack or ₱200.00/3 pack.

 Based on Robinson Market website: CDO Funtastyk Pork Tocino

(₱69.50/225g), Marby Honey Glazed Tocino (₱65.50/225g), Purefood

Classic Tocino (₱64.00/225g), Mekeni Pork Tocino Regular (₱69.50/250g)

and Pampanga’s Best Fatless Tocino (₱79.00/240g)

 An estimated ROI for the Special Pork Tocino W/ Dragonfruit is 133%

((₱70*5packs) / ₱263= 1.33)

V. References

Agricultural Training Institute (n.d.) How to Make Fresh Native Sausage and Pure

Tocino. Retrieved from ati.da.gov.ph/ati-

car/sites/default/files/How_to_Make_TOCINO.pdf

Eskwelanaga (n.d.). Fodd Preservation. Retrieved from

ttps://eskwelanaga.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/food-preservation.pdf

FiliipinoRecipe (2012). Pork Tocino Recipe. Retrieved from www.filipino-

recipe.com/pork-recipes/pork-tocino-recipe.html

Robinson Market(n.d.). Prices of Tocino. Retrieved from

https://www.honestbee.ph/en/groceries/stores/robinsons/search?q=tocino.