DP-900 D25 Aoptical Sensor Reston (Viriginia,
USA) was used to determine Hunter Lab colour values
and evaluation was done according to AOAC (1984).
An Instron Universal Testing machine (Model 1140)
was used to determine the texture of the meatballs using
a 500 kg load at 20 mm/min (Bloukas & Paneras, 1993).
Samples were weighed before and after cooking.
Total weight loss in the meatballs after cooking was
expressed as cooking losses.