Abstract:
The aim was to evaluate the Physico chemical properties of chicken meat stored in ecofriendly packaging materials at refrigeration temperature of at 4 + 1?C. Ecofriendly packaging materials are prepared in Department of Meat Science and Technology, Madras Veterinary College with dies especially designed for this study purpose. Chicken drumsticks were packed in ecofriendly packaging materials viz. Areca Sheath trays (T1) Coconut shell trays (T2) and commercially available Styrofoam trays (control) to evaluate the physico-chemical properties such as pH, ERV (Extract release volume), WHC (Water holding capacity) at 0, 1, 3 and 5 days interval. The analysis of variance revealed a significant (p<0.05) increase in pH and significant (p<0.05) decrease in ERV and WHC with increase in storage period irrespective of packaging materials. Coconut shell powder trays and Styrofoam trays were evenly good enough to store chicken drumsticks at 4 + 10_0 C until 3 days. |
