In this study, the changes of color, emulsion stability, rheological property, and protein secondary structure attributes of pork meat batters (1% sodium chloride) treated by high pressure with different soy protein isolate were investigated. Three batters with 0, 2, and 4% soy protein isolate were prepared under 200 MPa for 10 min, respectively.The pH, emulsion stability, L* and b* values were significantly improved when added soy protein isolate, the a* value was significantly (p < .05) decreased. The pH and color were not significantly different (p > .05) with soy protein isolate increased, but emulsion stability was increased (p < .05). Added soy protein isolate and treated by high pressure delayed the thermal denaturation of meat protein and declined the pre-gel effects generated by the denaturation of myosin tails from 53 C to 59 C, and induced the α-helix structure changed into β-sheet, β-turn, and random coil structures. Especially, the content of the random coil structure was significantly increased (p < .05) from 11.42 ± 0.26% to 14.22% ± 0.29 with soy protein isolate increased. Overall, the 2% soy protein isolate addition could improve the techno-functional properties and emulsion stability of pork meat batters treated by high pressure.
Practical applicationsThe pork meat batters with soy protein isolate treated by high-pressure processing should be adopted for lowering sodium content in meat processing industry.