Table 2. Proximate composition of meat analog in relation to beef and pork.
Parameter | Treatment | p-value | ||
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Beef | Pork | MA | ||
Moisture (%) | 59.64±0.95b | 74.66±0.60c | 51.53±0.54a | 0.000 |
Ash (%) | 1.55±0.29a | 1.51±0.25a | 3.23±0.144b | 0.003 |
Fat (%) | 19.11±0.56b | 20.36±0.27b | 11.71±1.04a | 0.000 |
Protein (%) | 20.52±0.59b | 21.75±0.48b | 16.77±0.75a | 0.003 |
Crude fiber (%) | 1.56±0.25a | 2.63±0.37a | 6.87±0.93b | 0.002 |
Means with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different (p<0.05).
Data are means±SE.
MA, meat analog.