3.2 Water binding (WBC) and oil binding capacity (OBC)
The effects of pasteurization and chilled storage on WBC data are shown in Table 2.
In all lots there was a significant decrease in WBC (p < 0.05)
due to heating during pasteurization, with a greater decrease of WBC in lot C (11.3%)
than in lot O (5.3%) or lot S (5.1%).
These differences could be related directly to differences
in the structural organization of the three types of prototypes.
In lot C the KGM and fish particles formed a coupled network (KGM-protein-water matrix).