 
        
						Hema K 
	
					    												Fisheries College and Research Institute, 
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
India						                            
                            
						
 Research Article
												Functional Properties of Restructured Surimi Gel Product Prepared from Low
Valued Short Nose White Tripod Fish (Triacanthus brevirosterus) 						
Author(s): Hema K, Shakila RJ, Shanmugam SA and Jawahar P
Hema K, Shakila RJ, Shanmugam SA and Jawahar P
             
						
												
				 Low valued short nose white tripod fish (Triacanthus brevirosterus) was used for the preparation of minced meat, surimi and restructured surimi gel products. Eight different restructured surimi gel products (RS-1 to RS-8) were prepared using additives such as corn, egg white and casein in different proportions along with the control. Functional properties examined indicated that the control (RS-1) without additives had higher gel strength of 9.05 kgF than other products. RS-4 with egg white had more whiteness (74.75%) and got 'AA' class in folding test. Microstructure of surimi with egg white (RS-4) had less surface cracks and cavities contributing for good functional properties. Thus, RS-4 prepared with egg white could be best suited for surimi based products.
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												DOI:
												 10.4172/2157-7110.1000597