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.