The proximate analysis of the mince (sawdust) used in the preparation of gels was as
follows: moisture content (79.00 ± 0.01)%, crude protein (18.41 ± 0.32)%,
fat (1.50 ± 0.30)% and ashes (1.19 ± 0.03)%.
The methodology reported by Borderias et al. (1985) was applied to check the protein functionality by measuring the apparent viscosity of a dispersion of muscle in NaCl.