1313An animal protein can be stabilized in a liquid of a pH of 5.5 to 8.0 against precipitation induced by heat treatment or bivalent cations or both by incorporating into the liquid a carboxy C C alkyl cellulose having a particle size such that no more than 15 weight percent of the particles pass a 63 micrometer mesh screen no more than 40 weight percent of the particles pass a 200 micrometer mesh screen and not more than 10 weight percent of the particles are retained on a 1000 micrometer mesh screen in an amount of 0.005 to 0.055 g of carboxy C C alkyl cellulose per g of animal protein.
