Sains Malaysiana 47(11)(2018): 2699–2704

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2018-4711-13

 

Effect of Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose (HPMC) Coating on Flavour, Moisture and Oil Content in Chicken Nugget

(Kesan Salutan Selulosa (HPMC) Hidroksipropilmetil kepada Perisa, Lembapan dan Kandungan Minyak dalam Nuget Ayam)

 

LAI WENG HENG & MOHAMAD YUSOF MASKAT*

 

Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

Received: 30 March 2018/Accepted: 23 July 2018

 

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to determine the effects of hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) on the flavour compounds (eugenol and limonene), moisture and oil content in chicken nuggets during frying. Chicken nugget added with 500 ppm eugenol and limonene were coated with HPMC solution (0, 0.75 and 1.5%) and then with a commercial coating (ADABI, Malaysia). Chicken nuggets were fried at 180oC for 4 min. Quantity of eugenol and limonene in the substrate (chicken meat) and coating were measured alongwith the moisture and oil content. The results showed that 0.75 and 1.5% HPMC were not able to retain either eugenol or limonene in both substrate and coating portion of the nuggets when compared to control except for eugenol in the substrate portion when using 1.5% HPMC. Application of HPMC also resulted in reduced moisture loss and oil absorption. The reduced moisture loss and oil absorption in the coating and substrate of the chicken nuggets showed that HPMC was able to form a barrier that restricted the migration of moisture from the nuggets and absorption of oil into the nuggets. However, only the 1.5% HPMC barrier formed was able to reduce the loss of eugenol in the nugget substrate. Both 0.75 and 1.5% HPMC was not able to significantly reduce the loss of limonene during frying.

 

Keywords: Chicken nugget; eugenol; frying; hydoroxypropyl methyl cellulose; limonene

 

ABSTRAK

Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan kesan hidroksipropil metil selulosa (HPMC) terhadap kandungan bahan perisa (eugenol dan limonen), lembapan dan minyak di dalam nuget ayam semasa penggorengan. Nuget ayam dengan penambahan 500 ppm eugenol dan limonen disalut dengan larutan HPMC (0, 0.75 and 1.5%) dan kemudian dengan bahan penyalut komersil (ADABI. Malaysia). Nuget ayam digoreng pada 180°C selama 4 min. Kuantiti eugenol dan limonen di dalam substrat (daging ayam) dan salutan ditentukan berserta kandungan lembapan dan minyak. Keputusan menunjukkan 0.75 dan 1.5% HPMC tidak berkeupayaan mengekalkan kandungan sama ada eugenol atau limonen di dalam kedua-dua substrat dan salutan nuget apabila dibandingkan dengan kawalan melainkan eugenol di dalam substrat apabila menggunakan 1.5% HPMC. Penggunaan HPMC juga menghasilkan pengurangan kehilangan lembapan serta penyerapan minyak. Pengurangan kehilangan lembapan dan penyerapan minyak di dalam salutan dan substrat nuget ayam menunjukkan HPMC mampu untuk membentuk halangan yang menghalang perpindahan lembapan daripada nuget dan penyerapan minyak ke dalam nuget. Walau bagaimanapun, hanya halangan yang terbentuk daripada 1.5% HPMC mampu untuk mengurangkan kehilangan eugenol di dalam substrat nuget. Kedua-dua 0.75 dan 1.5% HPMC tidak mampu untuk secara ketara mengurangkan kehilangan limonen semasa penggorengan.

 

Kata kunci: Eugenol; hidroksi propil metil selulosa; limonen; nuget ayam; penggorengan

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*Corresponding author; email: yusofm@ukm.edu.my

 

 

 

 

 

 

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