Table-3.
TPC and water loss analysis (mean±SE) values of chicken meat nuggets as influenced by different coatings during refrigerated (4±1°C) storage.
| Days | TPC | Water loss analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | T1 (SA) | T2 (SA+GTE) | C | T1 (SA) | T2 (SA+GTE) | |
| 0 | 4.54±0.04 | 4.53±0.03 | 4.01±0.05 | 0.00±0.0 | 0.00±0.0 | 0.00±0.0 |
| 5 | 4.84±0.04 | 4.52±0.03 | 4.11±0.02 | 0.14±0.02 | 0.11±0.03 | 0.13±0.04 |
| 10 | 5.83±0.01* | 4.95±0.02 | 4.49±0.04 | 0.23±0.05 | 0.18±0.04 | 0.18±0.03 |
| 15 | 5.03±0.04* | 4.77±0.03 | 0.29±0.02 | 0.24±0.03 | 0.25±0.03 | |
*
Spoiled, p<0.05,
Means bearing no superscript do not differ significantly. SA=Sodium alginate, GTE=Green tea extract, GSE=Grape seed extract, TPC=Total plate count, SE=Standard error