Abstract:In order to investigate the effect of celery leaf on the gel properties of fish cake, 8%, 10%, 12% and 14% of the celery leaf were added to the fish cake, and the sample without the celery leaf as the control group. The nutrient contents, pH, color, texture, sensory evaluation, and microstructure of sample were measured. The results were shown that the protein, fat and calcium contents of Nemipterus virgatus surimi were 18.32%, 2.48%, 60 mg/100 g respectively. The dietary fiber, total acid and calcium contents of celery leaf were 3.23%, 1.51%, 457.40 mg/100 g The values of L*, a*, whiteness and pH of the fish cake were decreased significantly, the texture and sensory evaluation were increased and then decreased with the increase of celery leaf additions. Compared with the control group, the hardness, adhesion and chewiness increased by 35.33%, 29.77% and 29.73%, respectively, with the addition of 10% celery leaf. The fish cake was uniform and dense in microstructure. When the addition of celery leaf was 10%, the gel properties of fish cake were the best. The aim was to provides theoretical basis for the development of surimi-based production and increase the quality and nutrition of traditional surimi-based production.