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Reduction of Saturated Fat in Finely Comminuted and Ground Meat Products by use of Canola Oil Organogels and the effect on Organoleptic Qualities, Texture and Microstructure

The main goal of this research was to determine the effectiveness of saturated fat replacement by means of a canola oil oleogel, termed an “organogel”, using ethyl cellulose (EC, 10 cP) as the gelator and sorbitan monostearate (SMS) as a plasticizer. All-beef frankfurters and pork breakfast sausages were used and instrumental tests performed to determine effectiveness were light microscopy, texture profile analysis, Warner-Bratzler shear force, cook loss and smokehouse yield. A trained sensory analysis panel scored for hardness, juiciness, oiliness, and the presence of off flavours. Replacing beef fat (BF) with canola oil (CO) in frankfurters produced a product that was significantly harder (P < 0.05). The gelling of the canola oil lowered the TPA hardness values. Cohesiveness, chewiness and gumminess values were statistically similar to the BF control. Minor changes in L*, a* and b* values were observed, with the organogel frankfurters being lighter than the BF control. Sensory analysis scores showed that 8,10 & 12% EC frankfurters were significantly less hard than the CO control. / Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OGU.10214/6677
Date13 May 2013
CreatorsWood, John
ContributorsBarbut, Shai
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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