Shedding light on why it is so 'tough' to make healthier hot dogs
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
In part of an effort to replace animal fat in hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers and other foods with healthier fat, scientists are reporting an advance in solving the mystery of why hot dogs develop an unpleasant tough texture when vegetable oils pinch hit for animal fat. A report on their study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.