Sausage preparation
Full fresh pork shoulder (95% visual lean) and pork back fat were
purchased from a local meat supplier (Granby Meats, Dublin, Ireland).
The raw materialwas sourced from6 month old female pigs purchased
at commercial weight. Excess fat and connective tissue was removed
manually. Two commercial inulin products, Orafti® GR and Orafti® HP
(Beneo-Orafti, Tienen, Belgium) were supplied by O'Brien ingredients
(Dublin, Ireland). Type of inulinwas selected on the basis of Orafti application
notes that described their use for similar comminuted/sausage
products. Both inulin preparations were compositionally similar but
did differ in some key respects. Orafti® HP contained circa. 100% inulin;
solubility b5 g L−1 and degree of polymerisation (DP) N23, while