Table 6 pH and water activity of breast nuggets and patties at various sorage intervals stored at −18 °C

T₁

6.14 ± 0.03

6.20 ± 0.01

6.25 ± 0.02

6.30 ± 0.03

6.22^D

6.07 ± 0.07

6.03 ± 0.05

6.11 ± 0.04

6.22 ± 0.03

6.10^C

T₂

5.92 ± 0.04

5.95 ± 0.01

6.02 ± 0.02

6.08 ± 0.03

5.99^E

5.82 ± 0.05

5.89 ± 0.09

5.93 ± 0.05

6.01 ± 0.10

5.91^E

T₃

5.99 ± 0.11

5.95 ± 0.02

5.98 ± 0.01

6.04 ± 0.03

5.98^E

5.92 ± 0.05

6.00 ± 0.10

6.07 ± 0.09

6.12 ± 0.06

6.02^D

T₄

6.19 ± 0.05

6.27 ± 0.02

6.36 ± 0.01

6.46 ± 0.03

6.31^B

6.24 ± 0.03

6.30 ± 0.06

6.38 ± 0.07

6.39 ± 0.05

6.32^B

T₅

6.38 ± 0.02

6.41 ± 0.01

6.54 ± 0.02

6.72 ± 0.04

6.51^A

6.43 ± 0.07

6.55 ± 0.09

6.65 ± 0.04

6.72 ± 0.03

6.58^A

T₆

6.20 ± 0.02

6.22 ± 0.01

6.30 ± 0.02

6.31 ± 0.06

6.25^C

6.00 ± 0.10

6.22 ± 0.25

6.19 ± 0.04

6.28 ± 0.03

6.17^C

Mean

6.13^D

6.16^C

6.24^B

6.31^A

6.08^D

6.16^C

6.22^B

6.28^A

6.10^C

Water Activity

T₁

0.81 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.01

0.75 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.01

0.76^CD

0.81 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.01

0.75 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.01

0.76^A

T₂

0.83 ± 0.01

0.80 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.03

0.77^BC

0.83 ± 0.01

0.80 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.01

0.77^B

T₃

0.84 ± 0.01

0.81 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.02

0.73 ± 0.01

0.78^B

0.84 ± 0.01

0.81 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.02

0.73 ± 0.01

0.78^B

T₄

0.85 ± 0.02

0.82 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.01

0.75 ± 0.01

0.79^A

0.85 ± 0.02

0.82 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.01

0.75 ± 0.01

0.79^B

T₅

0.81 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.02

0.74^E

0.81 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.02

0.74^B

T₆

0.83 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.02

0.74 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.01

0.76^D

0.83 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.02

0.74 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.01

0.76^B

Mean

0.82^A

0.79^B

0.74^C

0.72^D

0.99^A

0.79^B

0.74^B

0.72^B