Abstract: Water holding capacity (WHC) is very important to the yield and the quality of the products processed. This paper studied the function of the mixed phosphates and sodium caseinate (SC) to improve the WHC of meat products .The results showed: the best combining ratio of mixed phosphates was 2∶2∶1 (tetrasodium pyrophosphate SPP: sodium tripolyphosphates STP: sodium hexametaphosphate SHMP raspectively) and the best mixed phosphsts quantity added was 0.4% .With the combination of 0 .4% mixed phosphates and 2% SC added to the meat products, the result was the best for WHC and. qualify.

Key words: Meat product Mixed phosphates Sodium caseinate Water holding capacity