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the hot-set method is that the product must binds meat pieces based on the blood clotting
be marketed pre-cooked and/or frozen. action between fibrinogen and thrombin,
Several cold-set techniques have been resulting in the conversion of fibrinogen to
developed to meet the demand for restruc- fibrin which cross-link with collagen and gel,
tured meats that can be sold in the raw chilled thereby binding the meat pieces being
state (Clarke et al. 1988; Esguerra 1994; restructured (Boles and Shand 1998).
Nielsen et al. 1996). Alginate, a polysaccha- Pearl Meat cold-set binders are a carbohy-
ride extracted from brown seaweed, can be drate, protein, and bone ash mix. Pearl F is a
used for cold-set binding comminuted or fine white powder manufactured by Chiba
diced pieces of meat (Clarke et al. 1988; Al- Flour Milling Co. Ltd, Japan, and used to
Joher and Clarke 1993; Schaake et al