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Table 4 Proximate meat composition of LTL muscle in control (C) and polyphenols extract (PE) group (mean values ± SEM)

From: Effects of dietary supplementation with polyphenols on meat quality in Saanen goat kids

 

Groups

Significance

C

PE

P

Moisture (%)

66.6 ± 0.46

64.1 ± 0.35

0.11

Fat (%)

13.7 ± 0.46

16.5 ± 0.31

0.09

Protein (%)

18.3 ± 0.30

18.7 ± 0.40

0.43

Collagen (%)

2.3 ± 0.28

3.0 ± 0.16

0.14

Ash (%)

0.91 ± 0.12

0.84 ± 0.05

0.58

pH*

6.1 ± 0.01

6.2 ± 0.01

0.51

  1. *pH was assessed on LTL sample 48 h after slaughtering