Table 3.
Basic chemical composition of guinea fowl egg albumen.
| Item | Storage Time | Laying Season (Average ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | Average | ||
| Moisture (%) | 7 days | 87.3 cd ± 0.5 | 87.0 de ± 0.5 | 88.4 bc ± 0.9 | 87.5 d ± 0.9 |
| 14 days | 86.7 de ± 0.5 | 86.7 de ± 0.7 | 89.6 a ± 1.1 | 87.6 d ± 1.6 | |
| 21 days | 86.2 de ± 0.8 | 86.0 e ± 0.7 | 89.5 ab ± 1.3 | 87.2 d ± 1.9 | |
| Average | 86.7 b ± 0.7 | 86.5 b ± 0.7 | 89.1 a ± 1.2 | 87.5 ± 1.5 | |
| Protein (%) | 7 days | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.1 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 d ± 0.1 |
| 14 days | 11.1 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 d ± 0.1 | |
| 21 days | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.1 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 d ± 0.1 | |
| Average | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 a ± 0.1 | 11.1 a ± 0.1 | 11.0 ± 0.1 | |
| Ash (%) | 7 days | 0.69 bc ± 0.02 | 0.68 bc ± 0.02 | 0.64 c ± 0.03 | 0.67 d ± 0.03 |
| 14 days | 0.72 ab ± 0.03 | 0.67 bc ± 0.02 | 0.53 d ± 0.05 | 0.64 e ± 0.09 | |
| 21 days | 0.77 a ± 0.08 | 0.71 ab ± 0.02 | 0.57 d ± 0.07 | 0.68 d ± 0.11 | |
| Average | 0.73 a ± 0.06 | 0.69 b ± 0.03 | 0.58 c ± 0.07 | 0.66 ± 0.08 | |
| Main Effect (p-Value) | |||||
| Laying Season (L) | Storage Time (ST) | L × ST | |||
| Moisture | <0.0001 | 0.1310 | 0.0002 | ||
| Protein | 0.3575 | 0.4716 | 0.0874 | ||
| Ash | <0.0001 | 0.0006 | <0.0001 | ||
a–c—Statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for the laying season are marked with different letters in the subscript; d,e—statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for the storage time are marked with different letters in the subscript; a–e—statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for interaction type of laying season × storage time are marked with different letters in the superscript.