Research Article

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

Table 4

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

WHC (%)
0 U/g protein3 U/g protein10 U/g protein

Heating pH 7.180.4 ± 2.4b91.3 ± 5.1b83.7 ± 6.7a
Heating pH 6.783.4 ± 3.5b93.4 ± 6.2b88.5 ± 5.1a
Heating pH 6.375.4 ± 4.7a85.5 ± 4.8a85.8 ± 5.8a

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