Table 3. Effect of wheat sprout on pH and color of reduced-fat chicken patties

Traits Treatments1)

Control T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6
Uncooked pH 6.27±0.01a 6.24±0.02b 6.23±0.02bc 6.21±0.01c 6.18±0.02d 6.16±0.02d 6.13±0.02e
L*-value 74.48±1.25a 73.19±1.63ab 54.62±1.84d 49.42±1.29e 72.31±0.99b 59.39±0.84c 48.74±1.69e
a*-value 4.70±0.89a 4.66±0.92a −3.84±0.53c −5.17±0.15b 3.77±0.64b −4.14±0.23e −6.12±0.18c
b*-value 12.39±1.28f 14.77±1.03e 26.15±1.37c 26.99±2.20bc 16.71±1.58d 29.16±0.76a 28.43±0.76ab
Cooked pH 6.30±0.02a 6.27±0.02b 6.24±0.01c 6.25±0.02c 6.24±0.01c 6.23±0.02c 6.20±0.01d
L*-value 81.32±0.48a 80.57±1.31b 64.93±0.68d 58.94±1.18e 80.12±0.35b 67.90±1.39c 59.77±0.86e
a*-value 0.38±0.12a 0.37±0.09a −5.98±0.18c −6.99±0.32d −0.29±0.11b −5.93±0.21c −8.22±0.31e
b*-value 9.35±0.31d 9.53±0.45d 20.11±0.42c 21.56±1.10b 9.62±0.43d 19.60±0.24c 23.43±0.53a