Table 4. DPPH radical scavenging activity of broiler breast meat during freezing storage at −18°C for 180 days
Storage days | DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) |
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 |
0 | 57.1±0.05U | 66.9±0.05P | 75.4±0.05K | 79.3±0.04FG | 83.2±0.04BC | 85.1±0.05A |
30 | 56.6±0.05U | 66.2±0.07PQ | 75.2±0.05KL | 78.2±0.05G-I | 81.4±0.04DE | 84.1±0.04AB |
60 | 55.1±0.06V | 65.2±0.05QR | 73.0±0.05MN | 77.1±0.04IJ | 81.3±0.04DE | 83.3±0.06BC |
90 | 54.8±0.04V | 64.3±0.06RS | 73.2±0.04MN | 76.3±0.03JK | 80.4±0.06EF | 82.2±0.05CD |
120 | 53.0±0.04W | 64.1±0.03RS | 71.1±0.05O | 75.2±0.05KL | 79.2±0.05FG | 80.7±0.04E |
150 | 52.3±0.04WX | 63.1±0.05S | 70.28±0.04O | 73.9±0.05LM | 77.6±0.03H-J | 79.1±0.03FG |
180 | 51.2±0.05X | 61.7±0.04T | 70.0±0.03O | 72.6±0.04N | 77.6±0.05H-J | 78.7±0.05GH |
T1, basal feed (control); T2, 50 mg bioactive peptides/kg of feed; T3, 100 mg bioactive peptides/kg of feed; T4, 150 mg bioactive peptides/kg of feed; T5, 200 mg bioactive peptides/kg of feed, T6, 250 mg bioactive peptides/kg of feed.
Mean values with different superscripts differ significantly.
All values expressed as mean±SD (n=3).