Research Article

Synergistic Effect of Heating pH and Transglutaminase on the Gelation Kinetics and Texture of Yak Skim Milk Gels

Table 3

Effects of preheating pH and TGase contents on the firmness of acid-induced yak milk gels.

Firmness (N)
0 U/g protein3 U/g protein10 U/g protein

Heating pH 7.12.9 ± 0.4b4.0 ± 0.5b3.5 ± 0.4a
Heating pH 6.73.1 ± 0.6b4.5 ± 0.4b3.2 ± 0.6a
Heating pH 6.32.2 ± 0.3a3.2 ± 0.4a3.6 ± 0.4a

Values are mean ± standard deviation; means with different superscript letters within the same column are significantly different ().