Table 5. Effect of pomegranate peel powder, pomegranate aril bagasse powder, and their aqueous extracts on texture profile, firmness (N), and toughness (N-s) of chicken meat patties
| Treatments | Hardness (N) | Springiness | Cohesiveness | Gumminess (N) | Chewiness (N) | Firmness (N) | Toughness (N-s) |
| Control | 38.87±4.78c | 0.89±0.06a | 0.54±0.15a | 20.68±5.33b | 18.59±5.92ab | 8.59±1.02b | 52.91±3.55b |
| BHT | 39.57±3.98c | 0.87±0.04a | 0.54±0.10a | 21.39±3.55b | 18.58±3.59ab | 9.99±1.77b | 48.06±4.48b |
| PPP | 54.72±2.76a | 0.87±0.04a | 0.50±0.10a | 27.26±5.54a | 23.79±5.92a | 13.55±2.36a | 73.71±3.23a |
| PABP | 48.31±4.70b | 0.87±0.04a | 0.46±0.02a | 22.19±2.47b | 19.30±2.80ab | 11.33±3.35ab | 55.97±3.00b |
| PPAE | 37.55±3.65c | 0.85±0.03a | 0.50±0.07a | 18.69±3.35b | 15.90±3.10b | 10.39±2.00b | 50.82±5.22b |
| PABAE | 36.25±3.07c | 0.84±0.03a | 0.48±0.05a | 17.54±1.50b | 14.76±1.51b | 9.29±2.69b | 50.23±5.87b |
n=6, Mean±SD.
Means with different superscripts in a column differ significantly (p<0.05).
BHT, 100 ppm butylated hydroxytoluene; PPP, 2 g pomegranate peel powder; PABP, 4 g pomegranate aril bagasse powder; PPAE, 6 g pomegranate peel powder aqueous extract; PABAE, 9 g pomegranate aril bagasse powder aqueous extract.