2.3.3. Water absorption capacity (WAC)
The water absorption capacity was determined according toRoça (1986). Briefly, distilled water (90 mL) was added to 30 g of meat,and the sample was ground for 90 s in a blender. Subsequently, 35 g of the resulting product was weighed and centrifuged at 21–25 °C and 1000 rpm for 15 min. The supernatant was collected and weighed and the absorption capacity was calculated as the following:%WAC = 300−(11.43 × SW), where SW = supernatant weight