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MEAT SCIENCE
Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 240-247Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.08.025
Keywords
Carboxymethyl cellulose; Microcrystalline cellulose; Lyoner-style sausage; Fibers; Meat; Fat replacer
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- DANISCO A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Inclusion of fibers, such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), at the expense of fat or protein in meat batters could be used to produce healthier sausages while lowering production costs. To study the impact of CMC/MCC on structural/functional characteristics of emulsified sausages, standard-fat Lyoner-style sausages were formulated with CMC/MCC at concentrations of 0.3-2.0%. Methods of analysis included rheology, water binding capacity (WBC), texture measurements, and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM). WBC, texture measurements, and rheology all indicated that addition of CMC (>0.7%) led to destabilization of the batter, which upon heating could no longer be converted into a coherent protein network, a fact that was also revealed in CLSM images. In contrast, MCC was highly compatible with the matrix and improved firmness (1405-1651 N/100 g) with increasing concentration compared to control (1381 N/100 g) while keeping WBC (4.6-5.9%) with <2% MCC at the level of the control (4.8%). Results were discussed in terms of molecular interactions of meat proteins with celluloses. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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