The paper study the functional properties of hemicellulose B (RBHB) and rice bran insoluble dietary fibre
(RBDF) to develop an acceptable low fat meat product enriched with high content fibre from defatted rice
bran. Meatballs were produced with three different formulations including 2%, 4% and 6% RBHB or RBDF
addition. The total trans fatty acids were lower and the ratio of total unsaturated fatty acids to total saturated
fatty acids was higher in the samples with added RBHB than in the control meatballs. Meatballs
containing RBHB had lower concentrations of total fat and total trans fatty acids than the control samples.
Sensory evaluations revealed that meatballs with 2%, 4% and 6% RBHB were overall acceptable. This
confirms that the RBHB preparation from defatted rice bran has great potential in food applications,
especially in development of functional foods including functional meat products.