Effects of Washing and Heating Conditions on Gel Properties of Hybrid Catf ish (Clarias macrocephalus x C. gariepinus)
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Gel properties of hybrid catfish (Clarias macrocephalus x C. gariepinus) were studied at washing conditions: 1) unwashed (UW) mince and 2) washed (W) mince and heating conditions: 1) one-step heating (1-H) at the range from 30 to 90 oC at 10 oC intervals for 20 min and 2) two-step heating (2-H) at 30 to 80 oC for 20 min and further heating at 90 oC for 20 min. The result showed that W-gels at 2-H had lower breaking force, breaking distance and gel strength but exhibited the higher hardness, water holding capacity and whiteness than those of UW-gels. Two-step heating of UW-gels at 50/90-60/90 oC caused the highest gel strength (P 0.05) and the UW-gel degradation was observed at 70/90 oC. Thus, washing step of mince affected the decrease of compactness of protein gel network but could increase the hardness, water holding capacity and whiteness of hybrid catfish gel. Heating at 2-H could improve the gel properties more than that of 1-H.
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