Table 5. Physical measurements and chemical traits of chicken leg meat as affected by diets containing different levels of black soldier fly larvae oil (BSFLO)1).
Parameters | Treatments | SEM | p-value | ||
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CON | 50 BSFLO | 100 BSFLO | |||
pH | 5.82 | 5.82 | 5.86 | 0.04 | 0.802 |
Shear force (kg/0.5 inch2) | 3.33 | 3.29 | 2.79 | 0.55 | 0.745 |
Cooking loss (%) | 15.29 | 18.52 | 15.49 | 1.02 | 0.074 |
WHC (%) | 61.66 | 61.14 | 59.64 | 0.77 | 0.196 |
Moisture (%) | 75.47 | 76.11 | 75.83 | 0.38 | 0.516 |
Crude protein (%) | 22.14 | 21.83 | 21.89 | 0.37 | 0.833 |
Ether extract (%) | 1.36 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.19 | 0.754 |
Ash (%) | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.03 | 0.527 |
Each value is the mean of 6 replicates (6 birds/treatment).
CON, control diet; 50 BSFLO, 50% black soldier fly larvae oil diet; 100 BSFLO, 100% black soldier fly larvae oil diet; SEM, standard error of the mean; WHC, water holding capacity.