Functional properties of curdlan and its application progress in meat and meat products
Curdlan,a kind of a microbial extracellular exopolysaccharide,has been widely applied in the field of meat processing and preservation due to its good thickening,water retention,gelation and film formation properties.Herein,the functional properties of curdlan was reviewed with emphasis on the influence of curdlan on the quality characteristics of meat and meat products as well as the improvement mechanism for the quality of meat products.Finally,the performance of different types of edible composite films prepared from curdlan in meat preservation was summarized to provide a theoretical reference for the wide application of curdlan in the processing and preservation of meat foods.
curdlanfunctional propertiesmeat and meat productsqualitypreservation
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