was placed in a bowl chopper and chopped for 30 s to ensure a smooth
mixture. Fat and/or powdered inulin were placed in a bowl chopper
with half the ice water (to minimise temperature increases in product
during manufacture) and further mixed for 30 s. Seasoning, rusk and
the remaining water were added and mixed for 1 min. Sausage batter
was piped into a cellulose casing (23 mm diameter) (Viscofon, Food
Process Technology) using an F-Dick 6 l hand-linked sausage stuffer
(McDonnells, Dublin, Ireland). Samples were blast frozen (air speed
3.75 m/s) and stored (−20 °C) for all subsequent analyses.