Table 3. Compositional analysis of chicken nuggets supplemented with beef and chicken livers

Composition (%) Positive control Negative control T1 T2 T3
Chicken nuggets with beef liver
 Moisture 53.48±0.50e 57.36±0.34d 61.52±0.10c 63.80±0.13b 66.02±0.08a
 Ash 1.64±0.04d 1.6±0.005c 1.91±0.02bc 1.94±0.005ab 1.96±0.01a
 Fat 12.63±0.41e 13.27±0.23d 16.43±0.38c 18.53±0.40b 20.40±0.47a
 Protein 11.98±0.11c 11.82±0.21c 11.76±0.16c 12.36±0.23b 13.05±0.12a
Chicken nuggets with chicken liver
 Moisture 53.48±0.51e 57.36±0.34d 59.58±0.26c 61.59±0.27b 63.18±0.26a
 Ash 1.64±0.04d 1.60±0.05c 1.74±0.01bc 1.78±0.01ab 1.80±0.02a
 Fat 12.63±0.42e 13.27±0.24d 14.10±0.21c 14.93±0.06b 15.36±0.15a
 Protein 11.98±0.11c 11.82±0.21c 11.3±0.10c 11.93±0.15b 12.53±0.06a
Different notations show the highly significant (p<0.05) differences in the proximate composition analysis of chicken nuggets supplemented with beef and chicken livers.