| CPC A23L 13/428 (2016.08) [A23L 27/45 (2016.08); A23L 29/281 (2016.08)] | 11 Claims |

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1. A phosphate-free brine for treating a food product by injection of the brine into the food product, the brine comprising:
water;
flavoring;
protein from a corresponding type of food product as the food product being injected with the brine;
wherein the brine includes no added salt and no phosphate; and
wherein the protein is present in the brine in an amount of about 2 to 30 percent by weight.
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