Table 4.
Results of nutritional analysis and mineral content in frozen chicken nuggets enriched with inorganic and organic Zn and Se.
| Treatment | Samples | Proximate composition (M ± SD) |
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| Moisture (%) | Ash (%) | Protein (%) | Lipid (%) | Se (mg/100g) | Zn (mg/100g) | ||
| Enriched with inorganic forms of Zn and Se | C | 66.56 ± 0.12 | 1.44 ± 0.04 | 10.84 ± 0.01 | 3.90 ± 0.05 | 3.10 × 10−3c | 0.44b |
| CRH+P | 63.00 ± 0.25 | 1.36 ± 0.02 | 11.26 ± 0.02 | 5.36 ± 0.03 | 4.20 × 10−3b,c | 0.53b | |
| CRL+GS | 66.97 ± 0.97 | 1.33 ± 0.11 | 10.95 ± 0.04 | 4.83 ± 0.02 | 4.00 × 10−3b,c | 0.51b | |
| CHYT+P+H | 66.82 ± 0.18 | 1.18 ± 0.05 | 12.24 ± 0.05 | 5.08 ± 0.01 | 3.50 × 10−3c | 0.49b | |
| Enriched with organic forms of Zn and Se | SZ | 64.43 ± 0.49 | 1.57 ± 0.07 | 11.26 ± 0.02 | 4.46 ± 0.04 | 6.70 × 10−3a | 0.58a,b |
| SZRH+P | 64.39 ± 0.21 | 1.61 ± 0.10 | 11.23 ± 0.06 | 5.35 ± 0.02 | 5.70 × 10−3a,b | 0.74a | |
| SZRL+GS | 64.83 ± 0.88 | 1.17 ± 0.08 | 11.19 ± 0.03 | 4.57 ± 0.03 | 4.20 × 10−3b,c | 0.77a | |
| SZHYT+P+H | 65.61 ± 0.67 | 1.39 ± 0.06 | 10.67 ± 0.02 | 5.09 ± 0.02 | 4.60 × 10−3b | 0.72a | |
Different letters among data in the same column indicate significant differences between samples (P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: C, control; CRH+P, 1000 ppm rosemary extract + 1500 ppm pomegranate extract; CRL+GS, 1000 ppm Nutrox OS + 1500 ppm grape seed extract; CHYT+P+H, 1500 ppm pomegranate extract + 750 ppm hydroxytyrosol + 500 ppm Harpagophytum; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; SZ, control fortified with Zn and Se meat; SZRH+P, 1000 ppm rosemary extract + 1500 ppm pomegranate extract; SZRL+GS, 1000 ppm Nutrox OS + 1500 ppm grape seed extract; SZHYT+P+H, 1500 ppm pomegranate extract + 750 ppm hydroxytyrosol + 500 ppm Harpagophytum.