Torley et al. (2000) studied the effect of ionic strength, polyphosphates type, pH, cooking temperature and preblending on the functional properties of normal and pale, soft, exudative (PSE) pork. With TSPP (0.35%) and STPP (0.37%), it was noted that the ionic strength, pH and addition of polyphosphates had much smaller effects on the functional properties of PSE pork than in normal pork meat. Added polyphosphate only gave a lower cook loss though the texture was still inferior.