The invention discloses food comprising a polymeric binder including a synthetic linear copolymer, said synthetic linear copolymer comprising a linear copolymer of hydroxycthyl methacrylate (HEMA) and 4-styrene sulfonic acid sodium salt hydrate (SStNa), wherein said linear copolymer has a molar percentage ratio of HEMA:SStNa of from between 82.4: 17.6 mol % to 28:72 mol %, wherein the synthetic polymer has a molecular weight comprised between 5,000 and 5,000,000 g/mol.
