不同冷冻策略下木薯淀粉对龙头鱼鱼糜凝胶品质的影响

目的 探究三种冷冻策略下,即冷冻-预凝胶-熟化(Freezing-Setting-Heating,FSH)、预凝胶-冷冻-熟化(Setting-Freezing-Heating,SFH)、预凝胶-熟化-冷冻(Setting-Heating-Freezing,SHF),木薯淀粉的添加对龙头鱼鱼糜凝胶性能及品质的影响。方法 以龙头鱼为原料,通过冻藏期间的质构特性、水分含量、持水性和微观结构观察,阐明不同冷冻策略及木薯淀粉添加对其凝胶品质的影响。结果 随着冻藏时间的增加,鱼糜质构特性逐渐下降,水分含量减少。在相同冻藏时间下,淀粉的添加有利于提高鱼糜凝胶的品质,其硬度、胶粘性和咀嚼性显著提高(P<0.05),持水性显著增强(P<0.05)。其中,经60天冻藏后,SFHW(含淀粉)及SHFW(含淀粉)组样品剩余水分含量分别为48.60%和47.06%,较同一周期下未添加淀粉组及FSHW(含淀粉)组取得较好的实验效果。经微观结构观察,木薯淀粉在加热糊化过程中吸水膨胀并起到一定填充作用,添加淀粉的鱼糜凝胶解冻及复热后较未添加淀粉的样品,均具有更小的孔隙,且孔隙大小趋势为FSHW> SFHW> SHFW。结论 添加木薯淀粉并经预凝胶或熟化后冷冻对龙头鱼鱼糜凝胶品质起到积极作用,可为冷冻龙头鱼鱼糜制品提供理论支持并为其工业化生产提供可能性。     

豆类淀粉对鲢鱼鱼糜凝胶特性的影响

本文研究了豌豆淀粉、绿豆淀粉和马铃薯淀粉对鲢鱼鱼糜凝胶特性的影响。分析了添加不同含量淀粉时,鲢鱼鱼糜的凝胶强度、持水性、蒸煮损失、横向弛豫时间(T2)和微观结构的变化规律。结果表明,添加8%,10%的马铃薯淀粉或绿豆淀粉均可以显著增加鲢鱼鱼糜的凝胶强度、持水性,同时明显降低蒸煮损失。低场核磁共振显示,淀粉对鱼糜凝胶的横向弛豫时间T21和T22影响较小,对T23和T24的影响较大,尤其添加10%的马铃薯淀粉或绿豆淀粉均可以显著降低凝胶的T23和T24,减弱凝胶中不易移动水的流动性。与马铃薯淀粉和绿豆淀粉相比,豌豆淀粉在添加量为4%时便可以显著增强鱼糜制品的凝胶强度和持水性,同时明显降低其蒸煮损失、横向弛豫时间T23和T24。添加马铃薯淀粉(10%)、绿豆淀粉(10%)或者豌豆淀粉(4%)后的鲢鱼鱼糜凝胶均可以形成相当均匀、致密的空间凝胶网络结构。     

不同淀粉种类对未漂洗革胡子鲶鱼鱼糜凝胶特性的影响

为研究淀粉种类对未经漂洗处理革胡子鲶鱼（Clarias gariepinus,CG）鱼糜凝胶特性的影响,在未经漂洗的CG鱼糜（含2.2%食盐、0.4%转谷氨酰胺酶、20 mmol/kg CaCl2、0.2%浓缩乳清蛋白）中分别添加占鱼糜湿质量6%的木薯变性淀粉（modified cassava starch, MCS）、玉米淀粉（corn starch,CS）、绿豆淀粉（mung bean starch,MBS）及红薯淀粉（sweet potato starch,SPS）,以不添加淀粉的样品为对照组（CK）,5 组样品均通过两段式加热方式制备鱼糜凝胶,分别测定各组CG鱼糜凝胶的凝胶特性、白度、持水性、动态流变学性质和水分迁移变化规律。结果表明：与对照组相比,4 种淀粉的添加均会使CG鱼糜凝胶的持水性增强,但对CG鱼糜凝胶中水分变化的影响不同,其中添加MCS的CG鱼糜凝胶持水性最好,结合水相对含量最高（P21为3.67%）（P＜0.05）;4 种淀粉的添加均显著降低了CG鱼糜凝胶的白度（P＜0.05）,均能提高CG鱼糜的凝胶破断力（P＜0.05）,其中MBS组CG鱼糜凝胶破断力（567.55 g）和凝胶强度（4 739.81 g·mm）最大（P＜0.05）;动态流变特性测定结果表明,4 种淀粉的添加均会增加CG鱼糜的储能模量（G’）和损耗模量（G’’）（P＜0.05）,对G’和G’’的影响从大到小顺序依次均为MCS＞CS＞MBS＞SPS。综合各项指标得出,添加6% MCS最有利于提高未经漂洗处理CG鱼糜的凝胶特性和持水性。     

不同种类淀粉对罗非鱼鱼糜凝胶品质的影响

为了改善淡水鱼鱼糜制品的品质,以冷冻罗非鱼鱼糜为原料,分别添加4%木薯原淀粉、3种木薯变性淀粉（磷酸酯淀粉、羟丙基淀粉和乙酰化二淀粉磷酸酯）及复配木薯变性淀粉（乙酰化二淀粉磷酸酯与羟丙基淀粉质量比为3∶2）,考察淀粉添加对鱼糜凝胶质构、流变学特性、持水性及水分分布和微观结构等的影响,探讨不同种类淀粉对鱼糜凝胶品质的改善。结果表明,与对照组相比,添加5种淀粉均会显著降低罗非鱼鱼糜凝胶的白度（P<0.05）,但其凝胶强度、硬度和咀嚼性显著增大,凝胶持水性显著提高（P<0.05）,蒸煮损失率显著下降（P<0.05）,结合水含量显著增加（P<0.05）,凝胶微观结构更加均匀致密,且添加了复配木薯变性淀粉的凝胶质构特性最好,持水性最高。低场核磁共振成像和光学显微镜观察结果显示,不同种类的淀粉均能有效锁住鱼糜凝胶基质中的水分;升温过程中淀粉吸水膨胀,在鱼糜凝胶网络结构中起浓缩和填充作用;添加了复配木薯变性淀粉的鱼糜凝胶结构最致密均匀。因此,添加复配木薯变性淀粉可以有效改善罗非鱼鱼糜制品的品质,为淡水鱼鱼糜制品的开发提供了理论支撑。     

Waxy corn starch affecting texture and ultrastructure of sardine surimi gels

 The effect of waxy corn starch (WCS) on the texture, water-holding capacity and microstructure of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) surimi gels in two different systems was studied. In the type A system, increasing amounts of WCS (2, 4, 6 or 8 g/100 g surimi) were added to surimi while maintaining the gel moisture constant at 78%; in the type B system, WCS was added without correcting the gel moisture. Gels were made using two different heat treatments [heat-induced setting (HS) and direct cooking (DC)]. When starch was replaced by surimi (type A) and a heat treatment was applied that favoured formation of a preliminary actomyosin (AM) network (i.e. HS), gel strength (GS) was lower than in the control and decreased as more starch was added, despite an increase in the amount of water held by the gel. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the matrix network was fibrillar with a globular surface. Starch appeared to be totally gelatinized and surrounded by a continuous matrix. When the amount of dry matter in gels was increased (type B), in no case did starch have a reinforcing effect, despite an increasing water-holding capacity; SEM showed a denser continuous matrix surrounding the gelatinized starch. Both types of gel made using the heat treatment that allows simultaneous gelling of surimi and gelatinization of starch (i.e. DC) exhibited much poorer GS than did HS gels, while addition of starch made practically no difference to gel texture. The findings suggest that the effect of starch is related to the type of gel matrix that forms upon addition of ingredients. Although such gels contained more water or dry matter, their texture parameters were lower, possibly because of the type of network formed by sardine surimi. Nonetheless, gels of acceptable quality were successfully made with added starch by incorporating less surimi. Received: 18 March 1996     

Waxy corn starch affecting texture and ultrastructure of sardine surimi gels

 The effect of waxy corn starch (WCS) on the texture, water-holding capacity and microstructure of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) surimi gels in two different systems was studied. In the type A system, increasing amounts of WCS (2, 4, 6 or 8 g/100 g surimi) were added to surimi while maintaining the gel moisture constant at 78%; in the type B system, WCS was added without correcting the gel moisture. Gels were made using two different heat treatments [heat-induced setting (HS) and direct cooking (DC)]. When starch was replaced by surimi (type A) and a heat treatment was applied that favoured formation of a preliminary actomyosin (AM) network (i.e. HS), gel strength (GS) was lower than in the control and decreased as more starch was added, despite an increase in the amount of water held by the gel. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the matrix network was fibrillar with a globular surface. Starch appeared to be totally gelatinized and surrounded by a continuous matrix. When the amount of dry matter in gels was increased (type B), in no case did starch have a reinforcing effect, despite an increasing water-holding capacity; SEM showed a denser continuous matrix surrounding the gelatinized starch. Both types of gel made using the heat treatment that allows simultaneous gelling of surimi and gelatinization of starch (i.e. DC) exhibited much poorer GS than did HS gels, while addition of starch made practically no difference to gel texture. The findings suggest that the effect of starch is related to the type of gel matrix that forms upon addition of ingredients. Although such gels contained more water or dry matter, their texture parameters were lower, possibly because of the type of network formed by sardine surimi. Nonetheless, gels of acceptable quality were successfully made with added starch by incorporating less surimi. Received: 18 March 1996     

Elastic Modulus of Surimi Protein and Starch in Fish-Meat Gel with Added Starch Pregelatinized at 2 Temperatures

ABSTRACT: The influence of pregelatinized starch on fish-meat gel was studied quantitatively by separating elastic moduli of surimi, E_fm, and starch, E_s, in fish-meat gel using the equation of a rule of mixture, E_T= (1-φ)E_fm+φE_s, and the Halpin and Nielson equation. The total moduli, E_T, and volume fractions, φ, were obtained from compression tests and image analysis techniques. By using the equation of a rule of mixture, the moduli of surimi and starch in fish-meat gel could be separated. The fish-meat gel with starch pregelatinized at 60°C showed a higher moduli than at 90°C, and the moduli of surimi and starch in fish-meat gel at 60°C were increased with increasing starch content.     

Investigation of sweet potato starch as a structural enhancer for three‐dimensional printing of Scomberomorus niphonius surimi

Three‐dimensional printing (3DP) of surimi requires a structural modifier to achieve a stable construct. This work investigated the effect of addition of sweet potato starch (0–10% wt/wt) on the physical properties (rheological properties, gel strength, water‐holding capacity [WHC], and microstructural characteristics) of surimi gels and the 3D printed behavior of these gels. The results showed that as the starch content increased, the viscosity of the starch–surimi mixture decreased facilitating the flow of the surimi out of the printer nozzle. The surimi gel with 8% sweet potato starch concentration showed good gel strength (2,021.70 g mm), WHC (82.39%), microstructural characteristics, and less cooking loss (1.95%). A comparison of the traditional surimi preparation method with 3DP showed that the surimi gel prepared by a 3D printed construct was softer in gel strength (1,398.65 g mm) and lower in hardness (945.17 g) although showing slightly higher cooking loss (6.76%) and lower WHC (72.66 g) than the conventional product. The results suggest that sweet potato starch can be effectively used as a structural enhancer for 3DP complex‐shaped surimi.     

冻融循环次数对超声改性玉米淀粉凝胶特性和结构的影响

探讨经超声处理的玉米淀粉在冻融循环过程中其凝胶特性和结构的变化,以期为提升速冻淀粉基食品品质提供理论指导。利用流变仪、物性分析仪、低场强核磁共振仪、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪及X射线衍射仪,分析冻融循环次数对超声改性玉米淀粉凝胶动态流变学和质构特性的影响,并对其结构进行表征。结果表明：不同冻融循环次数下,以天然玉米淀粉作对照,超声改性玉米淀粉凝胶的析水率在第4次冻融时显著下降了5.19%(P<0.05),提高了冻融稳定性;超声改性玉米淀粉凝胶的储能模量和损耗模量降低,凝胶强度变弱;硬度在第4次冻融时显著降低了10.83%(P<0.05),直链淀粉含量下降了0.15%;超声改性玉米淀粉凝胶的碘结合力减弱,横向弛豫时间分布曲线整体左移,短程有序结构减弱,相对结晶度降低。综合凝胶特性和结构表征结果,表明超声处理能够抑制冻融循环过程中玉米淀粉凝胶体系中的水分迁移和双螺旋结构的形成,改善其冻融稳定性。     

Temperature Dependency of Compression Properties of Fish-meat Gel as Affected by Added Starch

The influence of starch addition on the elastic properties of fish-meat gel was studied by measuring compression and stress relaxation properties and dynamic viscoelasticity. Samples with pregelatinized starch, with and without raw starch, and processed starch were used. Fish-meat gels with starch showed a higher modulus value at 80°C than at 90°C. The gelatinization of starch appeared to be prevented by surimi protein in the fish-meat gel, and so the sample that gelled at 90°C had a lower “packing effect” than the sample that gelled at 80°C. The optimum heating temperature indicated a higher “packing effect” on the surimi protein.     

Morphology of starch in surimi gels

 The purpose of this work was to study the changes undergone by starch during heat-induced surimi gel preparation either with or without added egg white, and their effects on the structure of gels using light and scanning electron microscopy. Gels were made from SA-grade Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) surimi with: (1) salt (3%, w/w); (2) salt and waxy corn starch (3% and 5%, respectively w/w); or (3) salt, waxy corn starch and egg white (3%, 5% and 5%, respectively, w/w). Final moisture was adjusted to 73% or 83%. The gels were prepared by prior setting (40°C, 30 min, followed by 90°C, 30 min) or cooking (90°C, 30 min). The prepared gel was frozen and stored at –20°C (±1°C) until analysis. Samples were observed by light and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the starch granules alter according to the processing conditions, with the predominance of crystalline or amorphous morphology depending upon the availability of heat and water. Large cavities formed in the protein gel matrix during setting can trap water; as a result, water availability is limited for starch to swell and gelatinize even in the high-moisture gel. Received: 13 March 1997     

微生物转谷氨酰胺酶诱导下鲢鱼糜凝胶的结构演化规律

以鲢鱼糜为对象,通过检测微生物转谷氨酰胺酶（microbial transglutaminase,MTGase）诱导下不同凝胶化时间形成的鱼糜凝胶的质地特性、交联程度及网络微观结构,探讨鲢鱼糜凝胶的结构演化规律。力学特性结果表明,未添加MTGase（对照组）的鱼糜凝胶的破断力、凹陷深度、硬度、咀嚼性等随凝胶化时间延长显著增大（P＜0.05）,破断力在3～6 h达到平衡（约1 100 g）,凹陷深度在1～2 h达到最大值（约17 mm）,随着凝胶时间延长呈下降趋势;添加MTGase的鱼糜凝胶破断力在3 h时就达到最大值（P＜0.05）,硬度和咀嚼性随时间增加到3 h后趋于平衡,凹陷深度随时间延长逐渐降低（P＜0.05）。十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（sodiumdodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE）结果显示,鲢鱼糜凝胶中肌球蛋白重链含量随凝胶化时间延长显著下降,添加MTGase组肌球蛋白重链含量明显低于对照组。两组鱼糜凝胶的网络孔隙当量直径均随凝胶化时间延长先减小后增大,在3 h时分别达到最致密的网络结构（P＜0.05）。对照组和添加MTGase的鲢鱼糜凝胶分别在40 ℃凝胶化3～6 h或2～4 h时凝胶特性较好,通过凝胶化时间的调节可控制鱼糜凝胶的结构演化方向,获得高品质鱼糜制品。     

不同蜡制玉米淀粉对肌原纤维蛋白凝胶特性的影响

将蜡制玉米淀粉、酯化蜡制玉米淀粉和交联酯化蜡制玉米淀粉以添加量分别为0%、2%、4%、6%、8%、10%添加到肌原纤维蛋白中,形成蛋白淀粉复合物,研究3?种淀粉对肌原纤维蛋白凝胶保水性、质构特性、白度值、表面疏水性、流变特性和微观结构的影响。结果表明,相比纯肌原纤维蛋白,淀粉均能显著提高复合凝胶的保水性、硬度和弹性（P＜0.05）,且随添加量的增加而显著增加（P＜0.05）,但在添加量为10%时,各指标上升不显著（P＞0.05）,其中交联酯化蜡制玉米淀粉效果最好;3?种淀粉均能增加复合凝胶的白度值,但交联酯化蜡制玉米淀粉的添加会使复合凝胶的白度值过大（P＜0.05）,对色泽不利;同时,淀粉能显著提高复合蛋白的表面疏水性和凝胶的弹性模量（P＜0.05）,且随着添加量的增加而显著增加（P＜0.05）,与肌原纤维蛋白凝胶相比,复合凝胶结构趋于致密均匀。在实验的3?种淀粉中,除色泽因素外,交联酯化蜡制玉米淀粉提高凝胶性能的效果要优于其他两种淀粉。?     

Characteristics of surimi and kamaboko from sardines

Sardines of varying freshness (1 to 3 days in ice) were manually or mechanically processed into fish mince and surimi using 1 to 3 washing steps. Standard kamaboko gels were prepared by grinding thawed surimi with 3% NaCl and 5% potato starch, stuffing into sausage casings, holding at 37°C for 30 min and cooking at 90°C for 50 min.
Three washing steps decreased the yield of washed fish mince (21-27 g per 100 g of whole fish), and the protein recovery (50-55% of that present in the unwashed mince), but caused efficient lipid removal (80%) leading to surimi containing only 0.2-1.4% lipid. The texture and colour of the final kamaboko were also improved.
The texture parameters (folding score, rigidity, elasticity index and gel strength) of kamaboko prepared from very fresh sardines were markedly enhanced by gel setting during incubation at 37°C for 30 min or 4°C for 24 hr. Incubation at 60°C for 30 min led to soft, coarse gels. Omitting potato starch or replacement by spray dried egg white had little effect on texture.
The texture of kamaboko prepared from less fresh sardines was less firm and elastic, did not improve when incubation was carried out at 37 or 4°C before cooking, and was softer and coarser after incubation at 60°C. Partial or total replacement of potato starch by egg white, soy protein isolate or bovine serum albumin markedly improved the texture. Egg white also increased the colour lightness.     

CHITOSAN AFFECTS TRANSGLUTAMINASE-INDUCED SURIMI GELATION

Effect of chitosan on barred garfish (Hemiramphus far) surimi gel was studied in the presence of EDTA and microbial transglutaminase (MTGase). An increase in breaking force of surimi gels added with 1.0% prawn shell chitosan indicated the gel enhancing effect of chitosan on the heat‐induced gelation of fish myofibrillar proteins. However, gel‐forming ability of surimi containing chitosan was inhibited in the presence of EDTA, especially at higher concentration. Therefore, the enhancing effect of chitosan was possibly mediated through the action of endogenous transglutaminase (TGase) during setting, resulting in the formation of protein‐protein and protein‐chitosan conjugates. In general, addition of MTGase remarkably increased both breaking force and deformation of surimi gel (P<0.05). However, enhancing effect of MTGase was retarded in the presence of chitosan, resulting in lower magnitude of breaking force and deformation (P<0.05). Scanning electron microscopy showed that chitosan particles were uniformly dispersed in the gel matrix. A tightly associated gel network was formed in surimi containing MTGase, whereas a large number of voids were noted in gels with EDTA. These results suggest that chitosan acted as a surimi gel enhancer in combination with endogenous TGase in fish muscle, but hindered gel formation in the presence of MTGase.     

高脱乙酰度魔芋葡甘聚糖对鲢鱼鱼糜凝胶特性的影响

本研究探讨了高脱乙酰度魔芋葡甘聚糖(KGM)对鲢鱼鱼糜凝胶特性的影响。将不同添加量0.5 wt%、1.0 wt%、1.5wt%的高脱乙酰度KGM分别添加到鱼糜中,测定其流变、质构特性、持水性、弛豫时间T2及微观结构的变化。发现复合鱼糜的弹性模量G'和损耗模量G"均比纯鱼糜高,且随添加量的增加呈上升趋势,且与纯鱼糜相比,G'和G"最大分别提高了27.98%和49.24%;复合鱼糜的硬度、粘度和咀嚼性比纯鱼糜显著性提高,最大分别提高了10.70%、10.53%和9.52%,但弹性降低;通过低场核磁共振发现,与纯鱼糜相比,复合鱼糜凝胶中T_(22)峰高下降,T_(23)的峰比例上升;复合鱼糜凝胶的持水性总体呈下降趋势,在添加0.5wt%KGM时最低;扫描电镜结果显示复合鱼糜凝胶的网络结构变得更加完整有序。高脱乙酰度KGM影响了蛋白热聚集行为,促进蛋白分子的相互交联,改善了其凝胶网络结构,从而改变了鱼糜凝胶特性。     

油酸和麦芽糖醇混合物对玉米淀粉老化特性的影响

为探究油酸和麦芽糖醇混合物抑制玉米淀粉老化的效果,通过快速黏度分析、差示扫描量热分析、质构分析、动态流变分析、低场核磁共振分析、红外光谱分析和X射线衍射分析等方法比较不同复配比例的油酸和麦芽糖醇混合物对玉米淀粉糊化特性、老化特性、流变学特性、质构及结晶结构等的影响。结果显示：添加油酸和麦芽糖醇混合物后,玉米淀粉的糊化温度升高,回生值和老化速率降低,且当油酸和麦芽糖醇质量比为0.5∶1.5时,糊化温度最高（77.80 ℃）,回生值最低（1 218 cP）,老化速率比原淀粉降低了60%;油酸和麦芽糖醇混合物的添加能增大玉米淀粉的损耗角正切值和横向弛豫时间（T2）,形成较弱的凝胶结构,降低玉米淀粉凝胶的硬度、短程有序度和相对结晶度;当油酸和麦芽糖醇为0.5∶1.5质量比复配时,混合物对延缓玉米淀粉老化存在协同作用。这可能与麦芽糖醇能抑制淀粉体系中水分子运动、油酸能与淀粉形成淀粉-脂质复合物从而有效抑制淀粉重结晶有关。研究结果可为改善玉米淀粉加工特性、提高淀粉基食品品质提供一定的理论依据。     

GEL PROPERTIES OF BIGEYE SNAPPER (PRIACANTHUS TAYENUS) SURIMI AS AFFECTED BY SETTING AND PORCINE PLASMA PROTEINS

Effects of setting temperature, time, and addition of porcine plasma protein (PPP) on gel properties of surimi from bigeye snapper (Priacanthus tayenus) were investigated. Breaking force and deformation of the surimi gels increased as the setting time and temperature increased. The gel preincubated at 35C for 90 min in the presence of 0.5% PPP, followed by cooking at 90C for 20 min showed the maximum force and deformation. The decrease in solubility of the resultant suwari and kamaboko gels in solution containing sodium dodecyl sulfate, urea and β‐mercaptoethanol suggested that gel enhancement was mainly mediated through the formation of nondisulfide covalent bonds catalyzed by both transglutaminase (TGase) in fish muscle and porcine plasma. Addition of PPP slightly decreased the whiteness of the kamaboko gels.     

Steady and dynamic shear rheology of starches from different oat cultivars in relation to their physicochemical and structural properties

Starches isolated from eight oat cultivars were tested for their physicochemical, structural, and rheological properties. The isolated starches had low levels of ash and nitrogen contents with amylose ranging from 21.8 to 32.3 g/100 g. The amount of water released from starch gels decreased significantly (p < 0.05) with increase in freeze thaw cycle. The scanning electron micrographs revealed the presence of polygonal to irregularly shaped starch granules. All the starches exhibited A-type X-Ray diffraction pattern typically characteristic of cereal starches. The rheological properties of pastes were well described by the Herschel-Bulkley model at a shear rate of 0–100 s^?1 (R² > 0.99). The starch pastes behaved like a pseudoplastic fluid and exhibited shear thinning fluid characteristics with values of flow behaviour index considerably less than 1. Both the storage and loss moduli of the pastes increased sharply initially and then dropped after reaching the gelatinization peak. The magnitude of the dynamic rheological parameters varied significantly (p < 0.05) between the cultivars. All the starch pastes were highly elastic than viscous as evidenced by the lower tan δ values. Structure property relationships were established between starches using principal component analysis.     

Effects of starches on the textural,rheological, and color properties of surimi–beef gels with microbial tranglutaminase

In order to evaluate effects of starches (corn starch, potato starch, and tapioca starch) on the characteristics of surimi–beef gels with microbial transglutaminase, the cooking loss, gel strength, color and rheological properties of samples were investigated. Results demonstrated that starches gave negative effects on the cooking loss of surimi–beef gels. The gel with corn starch had the highest cooking loss while that with tapioca starch showed the lowest value. The gel with potato starch obtained the highest gel strength. During the sol–gel transitions, surimi–beef complexes with 3% corn starch exhibited the highest storage modulus value, while that with 3% tapioca starch had the lowest one. The addition of starch caused the increase of L* values of surimi–beef gels. Results showed that the excessive amount of starch resulted in the decrease in gel strength of surimi–beef gels.