The effect of methylcellulose (MC) on the pick up of predust, batter and breading in nuggets is shown in the Table 1. The pickup of predust, batter and breading was 17.5, 22.2, and 8.7 g/100 g higher for MC-coated nuggets than the control nuggets. The MC nuggets showed a higher pickup for predust, batter and breading due to MC’s ability to absorb water up to 40 times its weight