Table 2 pH, proximate composition and calorie content of cooked meat emulsions prepared with sugarcane bagasse fiber (n=3)

Traits Control1) 20% fat level 10% fat level 5% fat level SEM p-value of one-way ANOVA
2% CSF 2% ASF 2% CSF 2% ASF 2% CSF 2% ASF
pH value 6.13 6.11 6.19 6.09 6.14 6.14 6.09 0.011 NS
Proximate composition
   Moisture (g/100 g) 60.12c 58.00c 58.18c 66.23b 65.94b 70.22a 70.81a 1.161 <0.0001
   Protein (g/100 g) 10.59a 10.96a 11.35a 8.11b 8.07b 6.32c 6.76c 0.444 <0.0001
   Fat (g/100 g) 27.50a 26.42a 26.38a 23.04b 23.63b 19.63c 20.88c 0.501 <0.0001
   Ash (g/100 g) 1.99a 1.93a 2.07a 1.56b 1.40b 1.21c 1.15c 0.075 <0.0001
   Calorie content (kcal/100 g) 289.8a 281.6a 282.8a 239.9b 245.0b 201.9c 214.9c 7.350 <0.0001
1) Control, meat emulsion formulated with 20% back fat without sugarcane bagasse fiber.
a-c Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
CSF, crude sugarcane bagasse fiber; ASF, alkaline-treated sugarcane bagasse fiber; SEM, standard error of mean; NS, non-significance (p>0.05).