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Table 5 Alpha-tocopherol content (mg/g) in the 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

Mean

2010

2011

Mean

T 1 (control)

11.03±0.5

11.24±0.4

11.14±0.7f

9.54±0.6

10.78±0.5

10.16±0.4f

T 2 (NAT)

21.29±0.9

22.44±0.9

21.86±0.5c

21.64±0.3

23.32±0.4

22.48±0.6c

T 3 (SAT)

17.35±0.7

19.39±0.6

18.37±0.3d

18.54±0.4

19.34±0.3

18.94±0.7d

T 4 (ALA)

13.77±0.5

12.86±0.4

13.31±0.7e

12.52±0.6

11.30±0.4

11.91±0.3e

T 5 (ALA+NAT)

25.43±0.9

26.35±0.8

25.89±0.9a

26.19±0.9

27.26±0.8

26.73±0.8a

T 6 (ALA+SAT)

23.82±0.8

24.21±0.5

24.02±0.6b

23.66±0.8

23.51±0.6

23.59±0.5b

Means

8.78±0.8a

19.41±0.5a

 

18.68±0.4a

19.25±0.7a

 
  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.