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Inulin as a Fat-Reduction Ingredient in Pork and Chicken Meatballs: Its Effects on Physicochemical Characteristics and Consumer Perceptions

Journal

FOODS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods11081066

Keywords

chicken; consumer test; FOS; inulin; meatball; penalty analysis; pork; product development; reduced-fat

Funding

  1. Colciencias, through the Science, Technology, and Innovation Fund-FCTeI of the General Royalties System-SGR [2017000100075]

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This study aimed to develop reduced-fat pork and chicken meatballs, and found that the inclusion of inulin as a fat substitute can imitate the technological properties characteristic of fat and was accepted by consumers.
Fat reduction in meat products represents a technological challenge, as it affects the physicochemical and sensory properties of foods. The objective of the present investigation was to develop reduced-fat pork and chicken meatballs. In the initial stage, a survey was performed on 387 individuals, in order to determine the consumer perception of the meaning of a healthy meatball and the likelihood that they would consume such a product. In the second stage, four pork and chicken meatball formulations were developed: control meatballs (AC), meatballs with inulin (AI), meatballs with fructo-oligosaccharides (AF), and meatballs with inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides (AM). In the third stage, physicochemical properties were evaluated (water activity, humidity, fat, protein, ash, weight loss, pH, color, and texture) and a sensorial profile was created with semi-trained panelists for the four meatball formulations. In the fourth stage, AI was selected as the meatball with sensorial and physicochemical characteristics most similar to AC. An analysis of nutritional characteristics and a home test (84 consumers) were performed. The present study established that the inclusion of inulin as a fat substitute in the preparation of pork and chicken meatballs, in the amount of 3.5 g of fiber/100 g of the mixture, imitates the technological properties characteristic of fat and showed acceptance by consumers.

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