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. 2017 Jun 8;16:108. doi: 10.1186/s12944-017-0496-4

Table 2.

Water activity and texture of the leg chicken nuggets during storage

Treatments Water activity Texture
0 15 30 45 Mean 0 15 30 45 Mean
Control 0.813 0.787 0.763 0.737 0.775d 1139 1144 1150 1154 1147a
WGO 0.843 0.813 0.793 0.763 0.803c 1129 1134 1137 1143 1136c
AT 0.833 0.803 0.78 0.753 0.793 cd 1139 1140 1146 1150 1144b
ALA 0.84 0.81 0.79 0.76 0.8c 1133 1135 1139 1145 1138bc
WGO + ALA 0.863 0.84 0.82 0.783 0.827a 1119 1123 1127 1131 1125d
WGO + AT 0.853 0.823 0.803 0.773 0.813b 1125 1131 1136 1141 1133c
Mean 0.841a 0.813b 0.792c 0.762d 1131d 1135c 1139b 1144a

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