Table 4.
Texture of P. diacanthus fed diets with different levels of CGA for 8 weeks.
| Texture | Dietary CGA levels (mg/kg) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (P1) | 100 (P2) | 200 (P3) | 400 (P4) | 800 (P5) | 1600 (P6) | L. sig. | Q. sig. | |
| Hardness (g) | 48.03 ± 3.46a | 54.70 ± 7.58a | 57.37 ± 11.03ab | 56.73 ± 9.46ab | 70.72 ± 1.15c | 67.38 ± 3.06bc | 0.001 | 0.901 |
| Shear force (g) | 497.66 ± 60.58a | 530.35 ± 93.61ab | 533.02 ± 100.07ab | 510.34 ± 31.46ab | 624.42 ± 24.26ab | 635.09 ± 56.05b | 0.013 | 0.365 |
| Gumminess (g) | 27.44 ± 3.01a | 31.07 ± 6.61a | 34.69 ± 8.59ab | 34.61 ± 6.83ab | 45.20 ± 3.78b | 43.65 ± 5.16b | 0.001 | 0.950 |
| Chewiness (g) | 14.22 ± 2.08a | 15.53 ± 5.60a | 19.04 ± 6.20ab | 18.09 ± 3.17ab | 25.05 ± 4.48b | 25.82 ± 5.05b | 0.002 | 0.660 |
| Springiness | 0.52 ± 0.02 | 0.49 ± 0.09 | 0.54 ± 0.06 | 0.52 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.06 | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.074 | 0.489 |
Note: Data were presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Data in the same line with different superscripts were significantly different (P < 0.05).