Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) meat in the tropics is becoming more sought after. It is commonly called Bison. however, the American “buffalo” are actually bison. Scientifically, Bison bison. The only true buffalo are the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo. The American bison are actually very closely related to the Wisent, which are European bison. The American bison (Bison bison) lives only in North America, while the two main buffalo species reside in Africa, Asia, South America, Canada and the Caribbean.
bison meats are more stronger in flavour and aroma. this may be off putting to some eaters. compared to it the water buffalo meat is much more milder, easily cooked and without any of the off putting aromas traditionally associated with bison meat.
Thank you for you response. I eat water buffalo meat but so not know about the American Bison.
If you are looking at chemical analysis of the DNA, a recently used and reliable method is the two-step droplet digital PCR assay which targets the nuclear F2 gene.
If you're looking at physical analysis, you can determine and compare the colour by using colorimeter to check color differences; warner shear force apparatus to check the shear meat force/tenderness; cooking and drip loss (Agbeniga & Webb, 2018); sensory analysis, for flavor, aroma, juiciness etc. You can also examine and compare the fatty acid profile of the samples.
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