Table 1 Effect of natural antioxidants on physicochemical properties of beef patty
| Storage period(day) | Treatment1) | pH | Cooking loss(%) | MetMB content(%) | Carbonyl content(nmol/mg protein) |
| 1 | C | 5.53 | 61.29 | 4.91d | 0.04bc |
| T1 | 5.55 | 64.73 | 25.61ab | 0.05bc |
| T2 | 5.56 | 63.35 | 24.79ab | 0.04c |
| T3 | 5.55 | 63.68 | 14.57c | 0.08bc |
| 3 | C | 5.52 | 57.98 | 7.07d | 0.10bc |
| T1 | 5.55 | 59.30 | 24.32b | 0.12b |
| T2 | 5.58 | 60.62 | 24.34bc | 0.10bc |
| T3 | 5.57 | 60.92 | 10.56bc | 0.11bc |
| 5 | C | 5.49 | 66.23 | 12.52cd | 0.21a |
| T1 | 5.52 | 66.39 | 27.18bc | 0.10bc |
| T2 | 5.53 | 65.49 | 24.18bc | 0.11bc |
| T3 | 5.50 | 66.41 | 25.73bc | 0.07bc |
| 7 | C | 5.54 | 68.43 | 20.58b | 0.28a |
| T1 | 5.58 | 65.32 | 24.23bc | 0.07bc |
| T2 | 5.58 | 65.33 | 24.91b | 0.12b |
| T3 | 5.56 | 66.01 | 19.93bc | 0.12bc |
| SEM | 0.04 | 3.30 | 2.07 | 0.04 |
a–d Means with different letters are significantly different in column (p<0.05).
1) C, control; T1, added 0.007% nitrite; T2, added 0.05% golden thread extract; T3, added 0.05% clove extract.