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).