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).