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Table 2 Total phenolic contents (mg GAE/100 g meat) in the breast and leg broiler meat

From: Wheat germ oil enrichment in broiler feed with α-lipoic acid to enhance the antioxidant potential and lipid stability of meat

Treatment

Breast meat

Leg meat

 

2010

2011

Means

2010

2011

Mean

T 1 (control)

112.25±2.1

111.89±2.5

112.07±2.8f

107.77±2.1

104.57±1.9

106.17±2.4f

T 2 (NAT)

138.10±4.6

137.25±2.6

137.67±3.4c

125.86±2.6

126.68±2.8

126.27±2.1c

T 3 (SAT)

122.60±3.4

122.10±2.1

122.35±2.7e

111.17±2.3

111.44±2.4

111.31±2.6e

T 4 (ALA)

129.21±3.6

128.07±2.3

128.64±2.6d

122.46±2.2

122.73±2.6

122.60±2.9d

T 5 (ALA+NAT)

162.73±4.8

162.18±4.5

162.46±3.7a

149.67±3.3

146.07±3.2

147.87±3.4a

T 6 (ALA+SAT)

149.33±4.1

148.33±3.7

148.83±3.2b

136.54±3.5

133.48±3.8

135.01±3.9b

Means

135.70±3.6a

134.97±3.7a

 

125.58±2.9a

124.16±2.6a

 
  1. Values are mean ±S.D of three independent measurements.
  2. Means sharing similar letter in a row or in a column are statistically non-significant (P>0.05).
  3. NAT= Natural α-tocopherol, SAT= Synthetic α-tocopherol, ALA= α-Lipoic acid.