Table 2. Effects of two plant extracts on color values, pH, cooking loss and WHC of broiler meat

Item Dietary treatments (n = 10) SEM p-value
Control T1 T2 T3
CIE L* 52.70bc 55.64b 55.05ab 51.24c 0.48 0.036
CIE a* 9.13a 5.82bc 5.35c 7.82ab 0.12 0.021
CIE b* 15.75 16.13 17.45 16.09 0.26 0.648
pH 6.88 6.74 6.67 6.68 0.10 0.139
Cooking loss (%) 26.87a 26.83a 22.43b 22.72b 1.31 0.01
WHC (%) 37.48b 39.37ab 41.97a 42.09a 0.73 0.013
n, number of birds.
Within the same row, mean values with different superscripts are significantly different (p< 0.05).
WHC, water holding capacity.