Effects of Bicarbonate, Xanthan Gum, and Preparation Methods on Biochemical, Physicochemical, and Gel Properties of Nile Tilapia (Oreochomis niloticusLinn) Mince

Effect of sodium bicarbonate on textural properties and acceptability of gel from unwashed Asian sea bass mince

Asian sea bass mince gels having different adjusted moisture/water content (80 and 85%; w/w) were prepared with addition of sodium bicarbonate (SB) at various concentrations (0, 0.05 and 0.1%; w/w). Fish mince gels of 80% water content added with 0.05 and 0.1% SB (G80-0.05 and G80-0.1, respectively) had the highest increase (135-139%) in breaking force (BrF) than the respective control gel (G80) (P < 0.05). For gel with 85% water content, a lower increase (17-28%) in BrF was found with the addition of SB as compared to their corresponding control (G85). Whiteness of all samples was continuously decreased with increasing amount of SB, however the water holding capacity was increased drastically with augmenting levels of SB, regardless of the water content (P < 0.05). A loss in the elasticity of gel was attained with the addition of SB as indicated by decreasing storage modulus. A finer and more compact network was detected in a gel containing SB, irrespective of water content. Based on sensory scores, gel having 85% water content added with 0.05 and 0.1% SB had similar acceptability to the control gel (G80) containing 80% water content (commercial level). Therefore, SB at the appropriate level could improve the gelling properties with higher water holding ability of the mince gel with high acceptability.

Effects of water-misting spray combined with forced ventilation on heat induced meat gelation in broiler after summer transport

This study aims to explore the use of non-chemical addition in improving the functions of meat proteins in broilers transported during summer. The effects of a water-misting spray with forced ventilation on heat induced ground meat gelation in broilers were investigated through rheology, texture, and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses. The facilities of water-misting sprays with forced ventilation characterized with an extremely thin droplet (diameter: approximately 0.05 mm) and supplying updraughting air ventilation in an enclosed space were examined. For comparison, typical processing treatments using sodium bicarbonate or sodium tripolyphosphate were performed to grind the broiler meat which had not undergone water-misting and forced ventilation. Results showed that transport for 45-min followed by application of water-misting spray with forced ventilation for 15-min and resting for 45-min (TWFR) increased water holding capacity (WHC) by 2.51%; this finding was not significantly different from the effect of transport for 45 min followed by 1 h rest and sodium tripolyphosphate treatment (TRT) on meat batter (P > 0.05). TWFR treatment exhibited the highest storage modulus increase among four samples well as significant higher hardness and chewiness values on than those of sample treated with 45-min transport and 1-h rest (TR) (P < 0.05). TWFR, 45 min of transport, 1 h rest, and addition of sodium bicarbonate (TRB) and TRT induced T22 (relaxation time of water trapped within myofibrils) shift to shorter relaxation time and narrower relaxation distribution compared with TR. Overall, TWFR treatment can be a potential non-chemical addition method for improving the heat induced gelation protein function after broiler undergoing summer transport.