cause water and oil holding capacity of meatballs decreased. Moreover, when meatballs were cooked at high
temperature (180°C), meatballs shrinkage value was increased when corn silk powder was added. Meatballs
formulated with 2, 3 and 4% corn silk powder had the higher shrinkage than control meatballs. The meatballs tend
to shrink during the cooking process, due to the denaturation of meat proteins with loss of water and fat also
contributed to the shrinking process (Serdaroglu & Degirmencioglu, 2004).