The effect
s of high pre
ssure proce
ssing (HPP) (0-400 MPa) and CaCl<
sub>2
sub> (0-0.8%) on
cooking lo
ss (CL), water holding capacity (WHC) and textual propertie
s of
salt-
soluble meat protein (SSMP) gel
s with the addition of 3%
sodium-
salt and 0.2%locu
st bean gum (LBG) (SSMP-SL) were inve
stigated. Re
sult
s showed that 100-200 MPa could
significantly increa
se WHC of SSMP-SL gel
s, while 300-400 MPa could decrea
se CL, hardne
ss and chewine
ss of that (
P < 0.05). 0.2-0.8%CaCl<
sub>2
sub> could increa
se hardne
ss of SSMP-SL gel
s, but decrea
se their water binding capacity, ela
sticity and cohe
sivene
ss (
P < 0.05). Moreover, 0.4%CaCl<
sub>2
sub> and 300 MPa could decrea
se both thermal tran
sition temperature
s for myo
sin head (
T<
sub>peak1
sub>) and myo
sin tail (
T<
sub>peak2
sub>) (
P < 0.05), the former even re
sulted in the di
sappearance of
T<
sub>peak1
sub> and further decrea
sed the wave number of NH-
stretching peak, while the latter weakened the decrea
se of the wave number. It wa
s concluded that there wa
s a complementary correlation between HPP and CaCl<
sub>2
sub>, thu
s potentially improving the propertie
s of low-fat and
sodium-reduced pork mu
scle gel
s.
ss="h4">Industrial relevance
To develop low-fat and sodium-reduced meat products, the application of HPP and the addition of CaCl<sub>2sub> (0-0.8%) might be of great interest for industrial manufacture and can yield the products bearing high water binding capacity and good textural properties.