Table 1. Proximate composition of pork meat sausage formulated with various levels of red beet powder

Traits Control Red beet powder (%)
1 2 3
Moisture (%) 61.39 ± 1.21 61.36 ± 2.98 61.04 ± 0.89 58.56 ± 0.95
Protein (%) 13.75 ± 0.21b 13.19 ± 0.19b 14.02 ± 1.01b 15.38 ± 0.43a
Fat (%) 22.67 ± 1.53 22.67 ± 3.06 21.00 ± 1.00 22.67 ± 1.15
Ash (%) 2.04 ± 0.14c 2.05 ± 0.03bc 2.17 ± 0.02b 2.32 ± 0.09a
All values are mean ± SD.
Mean in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).