Fish myofibrillar
proteins are a gelling agent in surimi. Therefore, the
concentration of myofibrillar proteins is responsible for surimi
gelation characteristics; and consequently, final texture and colour
properties of surimi gels (Kim, Park, & Yoon, 2005). Replacing fibre
with SiO2 allowed determination of fibre contribution to surimi
gelation characteristics and final texture/colour of surimi gels
without confounding factors associated with different protein concentration.