As in other cases, it can be seen inside the cavity as alcian blue filamentous mesh; in addition, only a small part seems to be bonded to the matrix (Fig. 1N).
Other authors (Barbut & Mittal,1996) have reported that addition of CMC (0.5%) reduced the water holding capacity of frankfurters, probably because the CMC enveloped the myofibrillar protein.
The same authors also found that the textural characteristics of the product were not affected at so low a concentration.