The changes in refrigeration storage after defrosting treatments on functional properties and structure of egg white (EW) were investigated in this study. The foaming properties and surface hydrophobicity decreased significantly (P < 0.05), whereas the free thiol content of EW increased during prolonged refrigeration storage after defrosting treatments. The values of emulsifying activity index were slightly higher in EM subjected to refrigeration storage for 20-30 days after defrosting treatments (P < 0.05). The texture profiles showed that the cooked EW gel subjected to refrigeration storage for 20 days after defrosting treatments, reached the minimum hardness, springiness and gumminess values vs. that of Control and Group 1. Additionally, scanning electron microscope (SEM) reflected that more and larger protein aggregates as well as irregular structure in EM during prolonged refrigeration storage after defrosting treatments. The increase in free sulfhydryl group and decrease in surface hydrophobicity tended to cause protein oxidation, aggregation and degradation, leading to deterioration of functional properties in EW following refrigeration storage after defrosting treatments. The results of this study indicate that it is important to use the EW of Control and Group 1 without any detrimental effects on functional and morphology properties in food processing industry.