Table 1. Proximate compositions and pH of goat meat emulsion-type sausage with various levels of added water and fat
Traits | Treatments |
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 |
Moisture (%) | 57.98±0.50e | 61.88±0.15d | 65.14±0.59c | 71.34±0.91b | 75.99±0.35a |
Protein (%) | 15.49±0.32a | 15.62±0.22a | 15.85±0.52a | 15.76±0.64a | 15.50±0.49a |
Fat (%) | 24.97±0.31a | 20.11±0.09b | 16.91±0.03c | 10.87±0.30d | 6.42±0.14e |
Ash (%) | 1.88±0.01a | 1.91±0.04a | 1.86±0.05a | 1.89±0.05a | 1.92±0.05a |
pH | Uncooked | 6.45±0.01 | 6.46±0.02 | 6.44±0.01 | 6.44±0.01 | 6.45±0.01 |
Cooked | 6.67±0.02 | 6.66±0.01 | 6.66±0.01 | 6.65±0.01 | 6.65±0.01 |
All values represented as mean±SD.
Means in the same row marked with different letters denote significant differences (p<0.05).
T1, water 5% and fat 25%; T2, water 10% and fat 20%; T3, water 15% and fat 15%; T4, water 20% and fat 10%; T5, water 25% and fat 5%.