Effects of NFB added at different concentrations on the breaking
force and penetration distance of the surimi gels with and without
setting are illustrated in Fig. 2. A marked increase in the breaking
force and penetration distance of Alaska pollock surimi gel was observed
after setting (p < 0.05). Endogenous enzyme was proven to
play an important role in determining the textural property of surimi
gel with setting (Kamath et al., 1992; Yongsawatdigul et al.,
2002). It is generally accepted that endogenous transglutaminase
(TGase) is responsible for inducing the setting effect. During setting,
endogenous TGase catalyses the formation of e-(c-glutamyl)
lysine cross-links among actomyosin molecules, resulting in gel