Desenvolvimento de empanados de frango adicionados de surimi

Abstract

Breaded meat products are obtained from flouring of wholly or restructured muscles from different animal species. In Brazil the highest consumption is chicken nuggets. Surimi is a concentrate of fish myofibrillar proteins. This experimental research aimed to develop a product (fingers) from the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) surimi and chicken. Five formulations were prepared containing 30%, 50%, 70% and 100% of surimi and a control without addition of it. The analyzes were carried out to determine the color (L *, a * and b *), instrumental texture and water activity (Aw). Except for the light (a *), the breading did not differ (p> 0.05) in any of the technological aspects. For water activity (Aw) the result was 0.93 ± 0.02, characterizing this product as highly perishable. According to the results it can be concluded that the surimi proved to be a promising ingredient for use in meat products since the conditions analyzed adding it did not cause losses in the color parameters, texture and water activity.