A viral video has shocked viewers by revealing the unexpected muscle movements in freshly cut meat, leaving many disturbed.
A recent viral video showing freshly cut meat has caused viewers to think deeply about their food choices.
As a result, some are now considering switching to a vegetarian lifestyle.
The unsettling footage circulating on social media shows meat exhibiting strange muscle spasms right after being cut from the animal.
This unusual behavior has caught the attention of many viewers.
Viral video stuns people by showing what happens with freshly meat cut
The video, shared on Twitter by the account “Weird and Terrifying,” demonstrates the startling reactions of muscle tissue when exposed to salt.
In the clip, someone holds a piece of meat up to the camera.
The footage shows the meat twitching and moving in a way that resembles scenes from movies like “Harry Potter.”
The video, which has been shared widely, captures a piece of raw meat on a cutting board.
What makes the footage so unsettling is the visible muscle spasms occurring in the meat, giving the impression that it is still alive.
Cadaveric spasms phenomenon
This phenomenon, known as cadaveric spasms, occurs when there is still some residual nerve activity in the muscle tissues after death.
Although it is a natural occurrence, many people find it extremely disturbing to witness.
The strange movements in the video are due to changes that happen to meat after slaughter.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) explains these changes affect the quality of red meat.
Following the cessation of blood supply to the muscles post-slaughter, residual energy in the tissue is utilized, leading to twitching and tensing.
This muscle activity is an early sign of rigor mortis.
Rigor mortis is a natural process where muscle proteins bind together as energy runs out.
After the animal dies, the pH levels in the muscle tissue change significantly.
These changes affect both the texture and taste of the meat.
Stress experienced by the animal before slaughter can affect its energy levels after death.
The result may be variations in meat quality, such as dark, firm, dry (DFD), or dark-cutting beef (DCB).
Social media reaction
On social media, people are baffled after watching the viral video of freshly cut meat.
I’ve sat down to salads with worms snail bugs sand and rocks in them, one user said.
I doubt that there’s anything on this planet that will turn me into a vegetarian I love meat too much, the second user commented.
Nope. I was vegetarian for years and it messed me up.
Every health problem I had cleared up after a year of animal based and I am never being vegetarian again, the third user said.
It doesn’t matter how it looks, it just matters how it tastes, another wrote.
Muscle memory, this is taken right after the animal got slaughtered, someone wrote.