Use of dairy proteins in lean poultry meat batters – a comparative study

Textural Restoration of Broiler Breast Fillets with Spaghetti Meat Myopathy, Using Two Alginate Gels Systems

The effects of salt-sensitive alginate ("A") and a two-component salt-tolerant alginate system ("B") used at a 0.5% or 1.0% level were evaluated in normal breast (NB) chicken fillets and in spaghetti meat (SM) fillets. Minced raw and cooked SM samples showed higher cooking loss (p < 0.05) and lower penetration force compared to NB meat. Both alginate systems significantly raised the penetration force in raw samples and decreased cooking loss (p < 0.05). Adding 1% of "A" or 0.5% "B" to SM, without salt, resulted in a similar penetration force as the cooked NB meat, while 1% "B" with salt resulted in a higher penetration force. Excluding salt from SM samples while adding alginate "A" or "B" improved texture profiles, but not to the same level as using NB without additives. Overall, salt, together with alginate "B", improved the texture of SM to that of normal meat without myopathy.

Restoring Functionalities in Chicken Breast Fillets with Spaghetti Meat Myopathy by Using Dairy Proteins Gels

The use of caseinate, whole milk powder, and two whey protein preparations (WP; 2% w/w) was studied in minced meat made with normal breast (NB), and ones showing spaghetti meat (SM). SM is an emerging myopathy known for muscle fiber separation and lower protein content, costing $100s of millions to the industry. Using SM without dairy proteins resulted in a higher cooking loss (SM: 3.75%, NB: 2.29%; p < 0.05), and lower hardness (SM: 29.83 N, NB: 34.98 N), and chewiness (SM: 1.29, NB: 1.56) compared to NB. Using dairy proteins, except WP concentrate and WP isolate, significantly improved yield and increased hardness. Adding WP isolate to SM resulted in a similar texture profile as NB samples without dairy proteins (34 and 35 N hardness; 0.22 and 0.24 springiness; 1.57 and 1.59 chewiness values, respectively). Adding caseinate and whole milk to SM showed a more substantial effect of improving water-holding capacity, increasing hardness, gumminess, and chewiness compared to adding WP; i.e., adding caseinate and milk powder resulted in higher values for those parameters compared to NB without additives. Overall, it is shown that dairy proteins can be added to SM to produce minced poultry meat products with similar or higher yield and texture profiles compared to using normal breast fillets.

Effect of hydrolysed and regular dairy proteins on the texture, colour and microstructure of poultry meat emulsions

1. The effects of 2% whole milk proteins, milk protein's two major components (caseinate and whey) and some of their fractions (beta-lactoglobulin and two hydrolysed whey proteins) were evaluated in a frankfurter-type product made from mechanically deboned chicken meat. 2. Adding caseinate, regular whey protein and the two whey protein hydrolysates (WPH-I and II) significantly reduced cooking loss compared to the control; lowest reduction was obtained with the two hydrolysates. 3. Caseinate and regular whey increased hardness, but WPH-I and II substantially reduced hardness, fracturability and springiness. 4. The more hydrolysed whey (8.5% vs 5.2%; WPH-II vs WPH-I, respectively) caused a greater disruption to texture, which could be explained by the light micrographs showing an interference with meat protein binding. 5. The most cost-effective ingredient tested here was the caseinate.