Table 2. Compositional analysis of beef and chicken liver over a storage period of 7 days
Composition (%) | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 |
Beef Liver |
Ash | 1.58±0.03a | 1.56±0.02a | 1.48±0.01b | 1.37±0.04c | 1.21±0.04d |
Moisture | 75.21±0.11a | 74.11±0.32b | 73.5±0.48c | 72.84±0.51d | 71.62±0.19e |
Fat | 6.42±0.35a | 5.74±0.43ab | 5.39±0.31bc | 4.89±0.29c | 4.02±0.60d |
Protein | 18.94±0.17a | 17.78±0.61ab | 17.07±0.56bc | 16.13±0.76cd | 15.27±0.55e |
Chicken Liver |
Ash | 1.55±0.04a | 1.50±0.01a | 1.36±0.07b | 1.70±0.03c | 1.40±0.01d |
Moisture | 74.14±0.19a | 72.69±0.57b | 72.31±0.14c | 71.76±0.41d | 70.57±0.05e |
Fat | 5.89±0.11a | 5.47±0.11b | 5.05±0.09c | 4.50±0.14d | 3.85±0.16e |
Protein | 15.77±0.62a | 14.4±0.66ab | 13.75±0.43bc | 12.84±0.55cd | 12.05±0.60d |
Different notations show the highly significant (p<0.05) differences in the proximate composition analysis of beef and chicken liver.