Hydrocolloids are used in spreadable meat or poultry products to improve consistency, emulsion stability and water retention, resulting in products with desired functional and organoleptic properties. The scope of the work was to evaluate the addition of three divergent algal hydrocolloids (κ-carrageenan, ι-carrageenan, furcellaran) at four different concentrations (0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.00% w/w) on the physicochemical, textural, rheological and organoleptic properties of model chicken liver pâté (CLP) samples. Overall, the highest hardness and viscoelastic moduli values of the CLP samples were reported when κ-carrageenan and furcellaran were utilized at a concentration of 0.75% w/w (p < 0.05). Furthermore, increasing the concentrations of the utilized hydrocolloids led to increase in the viscoelastic moduli and hardness values of CLP. Compared to the control sample, an increase in spreadability was reported in the CLP samples with the addition of hydrocolloids. Finally, the use of algal hydrocolloids proved to be an effective way to modify the techno-functional properties of CLP.

Department of Food Technology Faculty of Technology Tomas Bata University in Zlin nam T G Masaryka 5555 760 01 Zlin Czech Republic

Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety Research Department of Logistics Faculty of Military Leadership University of Defence Kounicova 65 662 10 Brno Czech Republic

Schrom Farms spol s r o 742 91 Velké Albrechtíce Czech Republic

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