LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.152, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
In this study, the effects of MTGase addition (0, 0.16, 0.32%), pressure weight (0, 2.54, 5.09 gf/cm(2)) and setting time (4, 14, 24 h) at 4 degrees C on restructured European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) meat were systematically optimized with RSM in order to obtain a ready to eat seafood product. The optimized process was characterized by drip loss, total free amino acids and hardness value. The RSM study demonstrated that, 0.32% MTGase, 17.5 h of setting time and 3.56 gf/cm(2) of pressure weight were the optimal processing parameters.