Table 1.
pH and color of the chicken leg meat nuggets
| Treatments | pH of leg nuggets with storage days | Color of leg nuggets with storage days | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15 | 30 | 45 | Mean | 0 | 15 | 30 | 45 | Mean | |
| Control | 5.76 | 5.8 | 5.83 | 5.86 | 5.81e | 104 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 98e |
| WGO | 5.92 | 5.96 | 6 | 6.03 | 5.98c | 112 | 107 | 102 | 99 | 105b |
| AT | 5.84 | 5.86 | 5.91 | 5.94 | 5.89d | 107 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 100d |
| ALA | 5.92 | 5.94 | 5.98 | 6.05 | 5.97c | 110 | 104 | 101 | 98 | 103c |
| WGO + ALA | 6.34 | 6.38 | 6.42 | 6.47 | 6.4a | 116 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 109a |
| WGO + AT | 6.08 | 6.1 | 6.16 | 6.21 | 6.14b | 113 | 108 | 103 | 100 | 106b |
| Mean | 5.98d | 6.01c | 6.05b | 6.09a | 110a | 105b | 101c | 98d | ||
The results are mean of three independent measurements. Means sharing of the similar letter are statistically non-significant (P > 0.05) in a row or in a column
Control, WGO = (wheat germ oil (Natural α-tocopherol) 200 mg/ kg feed), AT (α-tocopherol 200 mg/kg feed), ALA = α-Lipoic acid 150 mg/kg feed, WGO + ALA = wheat germ oil (Natural α-tocopherol) 200 mg/ kg feed) + α-Lipoic acid 150 mg, ALA + AT = α-Lipoic acid 150 mg + α-tocopherol 200 mg/ kg feed