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Title Effect of vegetables gums on proximate, functional, optical and sensory attributes of catfish nuggets during chilled storage
 
Names Sarkar, P.C.
Upali Sahu
Binsi, P.K.
Nayak, N.
Date Issued 2016 (iso8601)
Abstract The present work was aimed to investigate the possibility of incorporating vegetable gums as binders in nuggets prepared
from freshwater catfish, Pangasius pangasius. Guar gum and gum Acacia, which are well-known texturising agents were
added in varying quantities during the preparation of the nuggets. Proximate analysis indicated that moisture content
decreased from 78.9 to 74.0%, with increasing concentration of gum (0 – 2%), and so did fat content, from 6.1 to 5.4%.
Protein content went up from 15.5% in control to 19.3% in treated sample. Control sample underwent maximum cooking
loss (≈3.5%), whereas both treatments T4 (2% guar gum, w/w) and T7 (2% gum Acacia, w/w), exhibited minimum loss
(≈ 2.7%). CIE L*a*b* values indicated significant lightening of the product during prolonged storage at 0 0C). Textural and
sensory evaluation data also indicated that vegetable gums could be incorporated successfully in fish nuggets to improve
their texture and sensory attributes. In all the treated and stored samples (0 0C, 60 days), the presence of bacteria, yeast and
mould were well within permissible limits ( ≤ 3.0 x 102 cfu/g and ≤ 2.8 x 101 cfu/g, respectively).
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Identifier Asian J. Diary Food Res. 35(2): 130-136