Effect of different kinds of modified tapioca starch on the qualities of chicken sausage

The effect of different kinds of modified tapioca starch and native starch on the quality characteristics of chicken sausages were investigated.Three kinds of modified starches including starch acetate,cross-linked esterified starch and phosphate starch were added during chopping respectively.The cooking yield,color,texture profile analysis(TPA)and sensory characteristics were measured.The results showed that different modified starch had no significant effect on the cooking yield(P0.05).The sausage with starch acetate had the highest color L value.The textural characteristic of sausages with modified starch were better than sausage with native starch(P0.05).The sausage with cross-linked esterified starch had the highest hardness,springiness,chewiness and cohesiveness.The sensory evaluation showed that the product containing starch acetate had higher sensory scores compared with the products with other starch.Overall,the modified starch could improve the quality attributes of chicken sausage,and starch acetate was more suitable to the meat products.