This research investigated variation in the improvement of the texture of chicken and pork sausages induced by microbial transglutaminase (MTG). The extractability of myofibrillar proteins from these sausages as well as the ε-(γ-glutamyl)lysine (G-L) content were also investigated. MTG treatment of sausages significantly increased the breaking strength values in both meat types, especially for ...

protectants during freezing or freeze drying upon properties of washed mechanically recovered broiler meat. I. J. Food Sci. and Tech. 31,45-54. Lanier T. C., G. A. Macdonald (1991): Carbohydrates as cryoprotectants for meatrs and surimi. Food Tech. 45,150-159. Murphy, R. Y., B. P.Marks, J. A.Marcy(1998): Apparent specific heat of chicken breast patties and their constituent proteins by differen...

Several processors use inline injection and tumble marination practices to decrease labor costs and product handling. However, the stimulation of this early postmortem (PM) muscle may cause increased toughness. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare marination of early PM meat by using injection, vacuum tumbling, or both to determine their effects on tenderness of broiler breast ...

The effects of adding mechanically deboned chicken (MDC) hydrolysates on the quality characteristics of imitation crab stick (ICS) during storage were investigated. ICS was prepared from Alaska Pollack, chicken breast surimi, and protein hydrolysates enzymatically extracted from MDC. ICS samples were divided into 4 groups: without protein hydrolysate (control), added with 0.5% protein hydrolysa...