4. Conclusion
At each fat level incorporation of CF (2% or 4%)
resulted an increment in protein content of cooked
meatballs. Increasing the fat level in meatballs resulted
higher cooking yield and fat retention. Incorporation of
corn flour increased the cooking yield and fat retention
of meatballs and had no detrimental effect on sensory
properties except appearance. Reducing the fat level
decreased meatball dimensional shrinkage. Adding CF
into formulations (2% or 4%) had no effect on meatball
shrinkage at fat levels 10% or 20%.
Since there was no significant difference among
meatball samples with respect to overall acceptability,
corn flour can be recommended in traditional Turkish
type meatballs (koefte) production to improve cooking
properties a filler especially in low fat formulations.