Treatment
Storage days
Appearance
Broiler meat Nuggets
Broiler meat Nuggets
0 day
30 day
60 day
90 day
0 day
30 day
60 day
90 day
T
1
7.0 ± 0.45
6.8 ± 0.43
6.5 ± 0.38
6.4 ± 0.33
6.4 ± 0.4
6.0 ± 0.5
5.8 ± 0.5
5.4 ± 0.5
T
2
7.3 ± 0.50
7.2 ± 0.51
7.0 ± 0.45
6.7 ± 0.42
6.8 ± 0.3
6.2 ± 0.3
6.0 ± 0.3
5.8 ± 0.6
T
3
7.5 ± 0.55
7.4 ± 0.56
7.2 ± 0.51
7.0 ± 0.45
7.5 ± 0.55
7.0 ± 0.5
6.8 ± 0.5
6.4 ± 0.5
T
4
7.9 ± 0.60
7.8 ± 0.58
7.5 ± 0.55
7.3 ± 0.50
7.9 ± 0.60
7.5 ± 0.5
7.3 ± 0.5
6.5 ± 0.5
T
5
6.3 ± 0.32
5.9 ± 0.31
5.6 ± 0.26
5.1 ± 0.21
6.0 ± 0.3
5.7 ± 0.3
5.4 ± 0.3
5.0 ± 0.1
T
6
6.5 ± 0.36
6.1 ± 0.33
5.9 ± 0.31
5.5 ± 0.25
6.4 ± 0.3
6.1 ± 0.3
6.0 ± 0.3
5.5 ± 0.3
Flavor
T
1
6.8 ± 0.2
6.5 ± 0.5
6.1 ± 0.5
6.0 ± 0.5
6.8 ± 0.4
6.5 ± 0.5
6.3 ± 0.5
6.1 ± 0.5
T
2
7.2 ± 0.3
7.0 ± 0.3
6.6 ± 0.3
6.3 ± 0.6
7.0 ± 0.3
6.7 ± 0.3
6.5 ± 0.2
6.0 ± 0.6
T
3
7.5 ± 0.4
7.0 ± 0.5
6.8 ± 0.5
6.0 ± 0.5
7.5 ± 0.5
7.1 ± 0.5
6.8 ± 0.5
6.5 ± 0.5
T
4
7.9 ± 0.5
7.5 ± 0.5
7.3 ± 0.5
6.5 ± 0.4
7.9 ± 0.4
7.5 ± 0.5
7.3 ± 0.4
7.0 ± 0.5
T
5
6.2 ± 0.3
5.7 ± 0.3
5.4 ± 0.3
5.0 ± 0.1
6.2 ± 0.3
5.7 ± 0.3
5.4 ± 0.4
5.0 ± 0.1
T
6
7.0 ± 0.3
6.5 ± 0.3
6.3 ± 0.6
6.0 ± 0.3
7.0 ± 0.3
6.5 ± 0.3
6.3 ± 0.2
5.5 ± 0.3
Taste
T
1
6.6 ± 0.12
6.1 ± 0.12
5.8 ± 0.12
5.1 ± 0.12
6.5 ± 0.00
6.1 ± 0.12
5.9 ± 0.12
5.5 ± 0.41
T
2
7.3 ± 0.62
6.2 ± 0.62
5.9 ± 0.62
5.2 ± 0.62
6.7 ± 0.62
6.2 ± 0.62
5.9 ± 0.66
5.3 ± 0.61
T
3
7.7 ± 0.41
6.5 ± 0.39
6.3 ± 0.41
5.5 ± 0.41
7.0 ± 0.41
6.5 ± 0.41
6.5 ± 0.54
5.5 ± 0.41
T
4
7.9 ± 0.41
7.5 ± 0.41
7.3 ± 0.41
6.5 ± 0.40
7.9 ± 0.49
7.5 ± 0.41
7.2 ± 0.43
6.5 ± 0.41
T
5
6.2 ± 0.62
5.7 ± 0.62
5.4 ± 0.62
5.1 ± 0.62
6.2 ± 0.62
5.7 ± 0.62
5.4 ± 0.62
4.8 ± 0.76
T
6
7.0 ± 0.41
6.5 ± 0.41
6.3 ± 0.41
5.5 ± 0.41
7.0 ± 0.05
6.6 ± 0.41
6.1 ± 0.41
5.6 ± 0.58
overall Acceptability
T
1
6.8 ± 0.35
6.5 ± 0.51
6.1 ± 0.61
5.9 ± 0.40
6.9 ± 0.50
6.5 ± 0.51
6.0 ± 0.61
5.9 ± 0.40
T
2
7.4 ± 0.40
7.0 ± 0.25
6.6 ± 0.25
6.2 ± 0.25
7.3 ± 0.23
6.9 ± 0.25
6.7 ± 0.25
6.2 ± 0.25
T
3
7.6 ± 0.45
7.2 ± 0.34
6.8 ± 0.50
6.7 ± 0.40
7.5 ± 0.50
7.2 ± 0.34
7.0 ± 0.50
6.7 ± 0.40
T
4
8.0 ± 0.50
7.7 ± 0.45
7.3 ± 0.50
6.9 ± 0.50
8.0 ± 0.50
7.5 ± 0.45
7.3 ± 0.50
7.0 ± 0.50
T
5
6.5 ± 0.30
6.0 ± 0.47
5.8 ± 0.48
5.4 ± 0.40
6.6 ± 0.56
5.9 ± 0.47
5.4 ± 0.48
5.1 ± 0.40
T
6
7.1 ± 0.42
6.9 ± 0.23
6.6 ± 0.26
6.0 ± 0.25
7.0 ± 0.24
6.5 ± 0.23
6.3 ± 0.26
6.0 ± 0.25
Values are expressed as mean ±SE.
Means in the same row have the same letter are not significantly different at (0.05)
Table 6:
Appearance, flavor, taste and overall acceptability of leg nuggets and patties storedat -18°C.