Processed meat foods having improved physical properties and taste of food can be produced by using arginine or a salt thereof and transglutaminase, or arginine or a salt thereof, transglutaminase, and a calcium salt or a magnesium salt.本發明係使用精胺酸或其鹽與轉麩胺酸醯胺基酶(transglutaminase),或是精胺酸或其鹽與轉麩胺酸醯胺基酶以及鈣鹽或鎂鹽,可製造改善物性及食感之畜肉加工食品。