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. 2022 Oct 28;11(21):3417. doi: 10.3390/foods11213417

Table 3.

Effect of adding a mixture of linseed, amaranth and hemp seeds on the chemical composition of poultry meatballs (x¯ ± s).

Studied Parameters Poultry Meatballs
WR M1 M2 M3 p Value
Dry weight (%) 33.55 b ± 0.21 37.00 a ± 0.50 36.30 a ± 0.68 35.15 a ± 0.96 0.0000
Total ash (%) 1.83 b ± 0.11 1.99 ab ± 0.15 2.19 a ± 0.25 2.01 ab ± 0.16 0.0239
Protein (%) 18.87 b ± 0.20 20.39 a ± 0.24 20.65 a ± 0.14 20.58 a ± 1.31 0.0001
Fat (%) 6.55 b ± 0.49 10.93 a ± 0.82 11.30 a ± 1.10 10.91 a ± 0.62 0.0000
Fiber (%) <1.00 b ± 0.00 2.48 a ± 0.20 2.51 a ± 0.10 2.18 a ± 0.40 0.0160
Tocopherol content (mg/kg): 2.96 c ± 0.83 7.31 a ± 0.92 7.13 a ± 1.20 6.36 b ± 1.68 0.0000
Vitamin E, as DL-alfa-Tocopherol
acetate (mg/kg)
2.69 c ± 0.75 6.65 a ± 0.86 6.52 a ± 0.92 5.79 b ± 1.53 0.0000
Amino acid content (%):
Lysine 1.50 ± 0.13 1.57 ± 0.10 1.53 ± 0.20 1.59 ± 0.07 0.1364
Methionine, expressed as methionine sulfone 0.46 b ± 0.06 0.52 a ± 0.10 0.52 a ± 0.12 0.56 a ± 0.05 0.0001
Cysteine, expressed as cysteic acid 0.21 ± 0.04 0.25 ± 0.08 0.25 ± 0.04 0.25 ± 0.01 0.1212
Aspartic acid 1.64 b ± 0.14 1.83 a ± 0.16 1.80 a ± 0.20 1.84 a ± 0.06 0.0001
Threonine 0.80 ± 0.07 0.85 ± 0.04 0.84 ± 0.05 0.86 ± 0.03 0.2111
Serine 0.76 ± 0.06 0.83 ± 0.08 0.80 ± 0.04 0.82 ± 0.03 0.1625
Glutamic acid 3.06 ± 0.20 3.11 ± 0.12 3.01 ± 0.12 3.12 ± 0.12 0.1124
Proline 0.82 ± 0.05 0.73 ± 0.08 0.71 ± 0.04 0.74 ± 0.03 0.3082
Glycine 0.89 ± 0.11 0.91 ± 0.10 0.88 ± 0.08 0.92 ± 0.03 0.3944
Alanine 1.04 ± 0.09 1.06 ± 0.04 1.04 ± 0.05 1.07 ± 0.04 0.0584
Valine 0.90 ± 0.07 0.97 ± 0.04 0.94 ± 0.04 1.07 ± 0.03 0.2232
Isoleucine 0.86 ± 0.06 0.91 ± 0.06 0.89 ± 0.04 0.92 ± 0.03 0.0621
Leucine 1.44 ± 0.09 1.50 ± 0.05 1.47 ± 0.04 1.51 ± 0.06 0.1588
Tyrosine 0.59 ± 0.06 0.63 ± 0.06 0.61 ± 0.04 0.63 ± 0.02 0.1152
Phenylalanine 0.76 ± 0.06 0.81 ± 0.02 0.79 ± 0.05 0.83 ± 0.03 0.2141
Histidine 0.50 ± 0.04 0.54 ± 0.01 0.51 ± 0.03 0.53 ± 0.02 0.4112
Arginine 1.16 b ± 0.09 1.38 a ± 0.05 1.32 a ± 0.02 1.37 a ± 0.03 0.0000
Tryptophan 0.22 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.03 0.23 ± 0.01 0.4112

Explanation: WR—addition of wheat roll 24%, M1—proportion of seeds in the product: linseed 6%, amaranth 10%, hemp 8%; M2—linseed 8%, amaranth 8%, hemp 8%, M3—linseed 10%, amaranth 6%, hemp 8%; a, b, c—medium values marked with different letters in lines differ statistically significantly.