Rheology and Texture Properties of Surimi Gels of Northern Snakehead (Channa Argus) as Affected by Angelica Sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. (Danggui) Powder

ABSTRACT

Northern snakehead (Channa argus) is very popular freshwater fish in China and is expected to become a new surimi material with therapeutic efficacy. The Angelica sinensis powder is a type of famous Chinese medicine that helps to regulate metabolism and enhance the immune function. Therefore, an upmarket medicated surimi product with hygienic qualities was designed to adapt to the stressful current lifestyle using snakehead and Angelica sinensis powder. The texture, whiteness, rheological properties, and sensory properties were studied to further optimize the dosage of the Angelica sinensis powder used in the surimi processing. The results indicated that the maximum breaking force and breaking distance were obtained at a concentration of 4 g/kg, and the whiteness value and driage were significantly decreased with the increase of the amount of the Angelica sinensis powder. Ultimately, the highest total sensory evaluation score was obtained for samples with the addition of 2 g/kg Angelica sinensis powder. This study shows that the Angelica sinensis powder has the potentiality to become an added ingredient to snakehead surimi products in order to improve the health status of sub-health population.

KEYWORDS:

• Snakehead
• surimi
• Angelica sinensis powder
• gel properties

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All authors have no conflict of interest

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 31501495]; Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province in China [No. 2014CFB937]; and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [Project 2014QC015].