Table 1. Effects of Abelmoschus manihot supplementation on meat quality of broiler
Items | CON | Abelmoschus manihot |
Proximate composition |
Moisture | 74.71±0.41 | 74.59±0.18 |
Crude protein | 22.15±0.35b | 22.99±0.25a |
Crude fat | 1.72±0.13a | 1.27±0.33b |
Crude ash | 1.42±0.24a | 1.15±0.12b |
Color |
CIE L* | 49.78±1.63 | 48.68±1.51 |
CIE a* | 1.80±0.71 | 2.38±0.47 |
CIE b* | 6.03±1.08 | 3.05±1.34 |
Meat quality |
pH | 6.01±0.13 | 6.09±0.05 |
WHC (%) | 62.23±4.87 | 64.57±5.48 |
CL (%) | 19.12±1.80a | 16.50±0.75b |
DL (%) | 2.19±0.70 | 1.60±0.47 |
Shear force (N) | 55.30±11.31b | 71.61±8.66a |
Values with different superscripts indicate a significant difference, as determined by their means±standard deviations (P<0.05).