Texture, hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness and gumminess
were affected by the storage time (Table 3). After 90 days
of storage, the hardness of the lamb paˆte´ increased signifi-
cantly (p < 0.05). Similar behaviour was reported by Ferna´ndez-Lo´pez
et al. (2004) in ostrich liver paˆte´. They reported that
increased hardness can be explained by the process of
emulsion destabilization, with separation of water and fat
of protein matrix