Table 2. Formulation of reduced-salt, low-fat pork sausages with different levels of faba bean protein isolate (FBPI) and microbial transglutaminase (MTG)

Ingredients (%) CTL REF FBPI MTG FBTG
Pork ham 70.0 70.00 70.0 70.0 70.0
Water 28.08 28.08 28.03 28.08 28.03
Sodium chloride 0.78 1.28 0.78 0.78 0.78
Sodium tripolyphosphate 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Sodium erythorbate 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Curing salt1) 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
FBPI - - 1.50 - 1.50
MTG - - - 1.00 1.00
Total 100.0 100.5 101.5 101.0 102.5
Curing salt consisted of 93.75% salt and 6.25% sodium nitrite.
CTL, control; REF, reference; FBTG, FBPI+MTG.