Frozen Alaska pollock surimi grade A was obtained from TridentSeafoods Corp. (Seattle, WA). Surimi contained cryoprotectants(4 g/100 g of sorbitol and 4 g/100 g of sucrose), 0.15 g/100 g of sodium tripolyphosphate, and 0.15 g/100 g of tetrasodium pyrophosphate. Frozen surimi blocks (10 kg each) were shipped overnight in heavily insulated industrial strength boxes filled with ice. Upon arrival surimi blocks were cut into approximately 800 g units, vacuum-packed, and stored at 80 C until needed. The moisture content of surimi was determined as 76.04 g/100 g (Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1995).