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Table 4 Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of broiler breast and leg meat

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

Treatments

Breast meat

Leg meat

 

2010

2011

Means

2010

2011

Mean

T 1 (control)

586±12.5

588±14.6

587±11.3d

589±11.9

591±13.2

590±13.2d

T 2 (NAT)

617±11.6

614±13.8

616±13.6bc

615±13.6

620±13.3

618±13.6bc

T 3 (SAT)

597±11.8

601±11.3

599±13.3cd

596±13.8

599±14.3

597±14.1d

T 4 (ALA)

610±13.4

608±14.2

609±14.9c

606±14.3

609±13.9

608±12.9cd

T 5 (ALA+NAT)

655±13.4

659±14.9

657±16.8a

651±13.8

645±13.8

648±14.6a

T 6 (ALA+SAT)

627±14.9

631±13.8

629±14.3b

630±12.3

635±13.4

633±12.8ab

Means

615.3±14.6a

616.6±13.6a

 

614.5±15.6a

617.0±12.7a

 
  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.