Parameters       Control             Colocasia levels (%, hydrated 1:1)             5           7.5             10 Moisture (%) 70.03 ± 0.91 70.50 ± 0.89 70.52 ± 0.37 70.76 ± 0.42 Protein (%) 20.10 ± 0.49 a 19.06 ± 0.39 ab 18.66 ± 0.39 b 17.98 ± 0.39 b Moisture protein ratio 3.5 ± 0.08 3.53 ± 0.07 3.55 ± 0.07 3.69 ± 0.08 Fat (%) 6.48 ± 0.13 a 6.18 ± 0.05 a 5.80 ± 0.22 ab 5.35 ± 0.33 b Ash (%) 2.89 ± 0.11 a 3.13 ± 0.03 b 3.38 ± 0.01 c 3.61 ± 0.01 d *Mean ± S.E. with different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05), n1 (CY) =3, n2 (Proximate parameter) =6.

Table 3: Proximate composition restructured chicken meat blocks extended with different levels of colocasia (Mean ± S.E.).