Table 4. Texture profile analysis of goat meat emulsion-type sausage with various levels of added water and fat

Traits Treatments
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
Hardness (kgf) 3.28±0.26a 2.90±0.16b 2.71±0.18b 1.92±0.17c 1.98±0.14c
Springiness 0.49±0.03a 0.48±0.03a 0.46±0.04a 0.48±0.02a 0.47±0.03a
Gumminess (kgf) 2.43±0.17a 2.16±0.14b 2.06±0.18b 1.47±0.11c 1.37±0.09c
Chewiness (kgf) 1.21±0.13a 1.03±0.10b 0.94±0.12b 0.71±0.06c 0.65±0.07c
Cohesiveness 0.74±0.05ab 0.74±0.03a 0.76±0.02a 0.76±0.03a 0.68±0.03b
All values represented as mean±SD.
Means in the same row marked with different letters denote significant differences (p<0.05).
T1, water 5% and fat 25%; T2, water 10% and fat 20%; T3, water 15% and fat 15%; T4, water 20% and fat 10%; T5, water: 25% and fat 5%.