Emulsion-Type Chicken Sausage Quality with Fat Substitution by Rice Starches during Freeze-Thaw Cycles

A. Kosim, P. Rumpagaporn, K. Vangnai

Abstract

The potential of rice starch types was explored to mimic the fat and improve the stability of chicken sausage during multiple freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles. This study investigated the effect of partial fat replacement with non-waxy and waxy rice starch on the physical properties of chicken sausage during multiple F-T cycles. Sausages were manufactured using eight different formulas (standard fat, reduced-fat, and reduced-fat with both starches at addition levels of 3%, 6%, and 9%). Emulsion stability, cooking loss, color, and texture profile were analyzed as initial qualities. Sausages were stored at -18 oC for seven days and thawed at 4 oC for 17 h for each of three F-T cycles, then thawing loss and texture were evaluated. The result showed that the incorporation of non-waxy and waxy rice starch up to 9% increased the emulsion stability, lightness (L*), and the value of hardness, gumminess, and chewiness of chicken sausage (p<0.05). Multiple F-T cycles lead to mechanical damage and quality deterioration, including water-holding capacity loss and textural change. The thawing loss value of all treatments significantly increased during the F-T cycle. Utilization of waxy rice starch 3% in low-fat chicken sausage exhibited optimum physical properties and minimum thawing loss and texture change during multiple F-T cycles.

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A. Kosim
P. Rumpagaporn
K. Vangnai
kanithaporn.v@ku.th (Primary Contact)
KosimA., RumpagapornP., & VangnaiK. (2025). Emulsion-Type Chicken Sausage Quality with Fat Substitution by Rice Starches during Freeze-Thaw Cycles. Tropical Animal Science Journal, 48(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.5398/tasj.2025.48.1.68

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