Table 2.
Average values of chemical composition, water holding capacity (WHC), pH, water activity (wa), texture parameters, color parameters (L*, a*, b*) and color difference (ΔE) of chicken mortadella prepared with addition of 0% (C), 4.8% (F1) and 8.4% (F2) of fat replacer based on orange albedo flour
| Parameters | C | F1 | F2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture (%) | 64.27c ± 0.23 | 67.32b ± 0.28 | 68.70a ± 0.34 |
| Ash (%) | 3.62a ± 0.05 | 3.53b ± 0.02 | 3.45c ± 0.04 |
| Proteins (%) | 20.90a ± 0.77 | 18.85b ± 0.51 | 18.82b ± 0.76 |
| Lipids (%) | 8.82a ± 0.31 | 6.81b ± 0.12 | 5.82c ± 0.49 |
| Total Carbohydrates (%) | 2.39b ± 0.02 | 3.49a ± 0.04 | 3.21a ± 0.05 |
| Soluble Fibers (%) | 0.50b ± 0.46 | 0.72b ± 0.17 | 1.72a ± 0.11 |
| WHC (%) | 98.09a ± 0.11 | 98.01a ± 0.12 | 97.96a ± 0.15 |
| pH | 6.18a ± 0.01 | 6.19a ± 0.01 | 6.14b ± 0.01 |
| wa | 0.98a ± 0.00 | 0.98a ± 0.00 | 0.99a ± 0.01 |
| Firmness (N) | 99.74a ± 4.97 | 81.80b ± 2.51 | 78.36b ± 5.39 |
| Cohesivity | 0.82a ± 0.04 | 0.81ab ± 0.03 | 0.78b ± 0.01 |
| Elasticity | 0.97a ± 0.02 | 0.98a ± 0.00 | 0.97a ± 0.01 |
| Chewability | 87.51a ± 3.09 | 63.17b ± 1.26 | 60.94b ± 3.25 |
| Resilience | 0.416a ± 0.05 | 0,397ab ± 0.02 | 0,366b ± 0.02 |
| L* | 63.62c ± 0.70 | 64.52b ± 0.68 | 65.25a ± 0.91 |
| a* | 13.14a ± 0.64 | 12.40b ± 0.69 | 12.22b ± 0.25 |
| b* | 13.46a ± 0.73 | 12.89b ± 0.67 | 13.04ab ± 0.32 |
| ΔE (0–90 days) | 2.42a ± 0,89 | 1.20b ± 0.55 | 1.51b ± 0.60 |
Results expressed as average ± standard deviation
a,bMeans within rows followed by different letters differ significantly by Tukey’s test at 5% probability