Abstract
The poor gel strength and microbial infection of conventional chicken myofibrillar protein (CMP) gels have severely limited the application. Here, plasma activated water (PAW) instead of normal water was used to prepare CMP gels. PAW prepared by treating deionized water with plasma jet was incubated with CMPs and followed by heating to prepare CMP gels. Effects of PAW on CMP gels were assessed in terms of basic physicochemical properties, network structure, and antibacterial activity. The results showed that PAW treatment accelerated the aggregation of CMPs and increased the strength and water holding capacity of CMP gels. Due to the presence of NO and NO2 free radicals in PAW, the prepared CMP gels were endowed with antibacterial activity against Salmonella Enteritidis and Staphylococcus aureus. The new method of PAW-induced CMP gels will have the prospect of improving the quality of gels and extending the shelf life of chicken gel products.
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