Water Holding Capacity In Meats: Determining Factors And Methods

Proteins in Fruits and VegetablesMammalian muscle flesh contains an estimate of 75% water, 19% protein, 2.5% of intracellular fat, 1.2% of carbohydrates and 2.3% of soluble nonprotein substances which can include, nitrogenous compounds and inorganic substances. Muscle proteins are either water-soluble substances referred to as sarcoplasmic or in salt concentrates referred to as myofibrillar proteins. There are a wide variety of sarcoplasmic pr…