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Table 6 Alpha-lipoic acid contents (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

Means

2010

2011

Mean

T 1 (control)

6.70±0.3

7.86±0.4

7.28±0.5f

8.25±0.7

7.59±0.5

7.92±0.3e

T 2 (NAT)

17.42±0.5

17.08±0.7

17.25±0.8d

16.89±0.6

15.29±0.8

16.09±0.8d

T 3 (SAT)

13.23±0.7

14.81±0.6

14.02±0.6e

14.44±0.5

15.80±0.6

15.12±0.6d

T 4 (ALA)

33.94±0.9

33.21±1.2

33.58±1.1c

32.97±1.1

34.00±1.4

33.48±1.2c

T 5 (ALA+NAT)

41.31±1.2

42.13±1.4

41.72±1.5a

42.50±1.6

43.06±1.2

42.78±1.6a

T 6 (ALA+SAT)

37.22±1.3

38.86±1.3

38.04±1.3b

38.75±1.4

41.30±1.3

40.03±1.2b

Means

24.97±0.9a

25.66±0.4a

 

25.63±0.6a

26.17±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.