Table 3 Emulsion stability and cooking loss of 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
Emulsion stability
   Water release (%) 9.25c 7.58c 6.67c 12.53b 11.27b 17.45a 16.93a 1.113 0.000
   Fat release (%) 0.64c 0.55c 0.45c 0.58c 0.65c 1.00b 1.85a 0.134 0.003
Cooking loss (%) 7.23a 6.08bc 5.70c 7.14ab 7.52a 8.25a 7.97a 0.231 0.002
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.