Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine how different
cooking methods affect the chemical composition, with particular
reference to the fatty acid profile, of pork patties reformulated to
improve their lipid composition. The reformulation processes studied
were i) reduction of fat content by replacing animal fat (38% and
100% of pork backfat) with the same proportion of konjac gel; and
ii) improvement of the fatty acid profile by replacing pork backfat
(49%) with a healthier oil combination stabilized in a konjac-based
oil bulking system. Reformulated samples were compared with a
control patty in which the added fat was all pork backfat. The
cooking processes assayed were electric grilling and pan-frying, selected
as the most commonly employed procedures for this kind of
product.