Table 2. Effects of number of washes and salt treatment on the textural properties of protein recovered from pork leg
Treatments | Brittleness (kg) | Hardness (kg) | Cohesiveness (%) | Springiness (mm) | Gumminess (kg) | Chewiness (kg/mm) |
C | 0.41A±0.01 | 0.53AB±0.02 | 51.58A±3.31 | 13.87A±0.25 | 27.55AB±1.60 | 382.22AB±21.54 |
T1 | 0.18B±0.02 | 0.25D±0.01 | 31.61B±4.98 | 13.80A±0.21 | 7.92D±1.56 | 109.18D±13.70 |
T2 | 0.41A±0.02 | 0.57A±0.01 | 55.67A±2.54 | 13.35AB±0.16 | 31.84A±1.20 | 425.88A±23.65 |
T3 | 0.36A±0.03 | 0.49B±0.02 | 53.02A±3.01 | 13.03B±0.18 | 26.17B±0.98 | 341.49B±26.93 |
T4 | 0.36A±0.01 | 0.36C±0.03 | 48.42A±2.87 | 13.66AB±0.22 | 17.55C±2.97 | 239.62C±17.68 |
Means with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
C, protein recovered from Alaska Pollock by two washes and no salt treatment; T1, protein recovered from pork leg by two washes and no salt treatment; T2, protein recovered from pork leg by two washes and salt treatment; T3, protein recovered from pork leg by four washes and no salt treatment; T4, protein recovered from pork leg by four washes and salt treatment.