Impact of Dietary α-Lipoic Acid on Antioxidant Potential of Broiler Thigh Meat

Table 4

Effect of different groups on TBARS value (μg MDA/g) and peroxide value (meq O₂/kg of fat) in thigh chicken meat nuggets.

Groups	TBARS value (μg MDA/g)				Peroxide value (meq O2/kg of fat)
	Day 0	Day 30	Day 60	Mean	Day 0	Day 30	Day 60	Mean
T0	0.389 ± 0.02^ef	0.512 ± 0.03^b	0.645 ± 0.04^a	0.515 ± 0.04^a	1.56 ± 0.02^h	2.71 ± 0.2^e	3.88 ± 0.4^a	2.71 ± 0.1^a
T1	0.327 ± 0.01^h	0.401 ± 0.04^de	0.510 ± 0.02^b	0.412 ± 0.02^b	1.38 ± 0.1^hi	2.45 ± 0.3^f	3.51 ± 0.3^b	2.44 ± 0.2^b
T2	0.289 ± 0.02^i	0.377 ± 0.02^f	0.456 ± 0.03^c	0.374 ± 0.01^c	1.25 ± 0.2^ij	2.13 ± 0.1^g	3.27 ± 0.2^c	2.05 ± 0.3^c
T3	0.245 ± 0.01^j	0.342 ± 0.04^g	0.411 ± 0.02^d	0.332 ± 0.02^d	1.11 ± 0.01^jk	2.04 ± 0.1^g	3.01 ± 0.1^d	2.21 ± 0.1^d
T4	0.201 ± 0.02^k	0.299 ± 0.01^i	0.389 ± 0.01^ef	0.296 ± 0.01^e	1.02 ± 0.04^k	1.93 ± 0.2^g	2.78 ± 0.2^e	1.91 ± 0.2^e
Mean	0.290 ± 0.01^c	0.386 ± 0.02^b	0.482 ± 0.03^a		1.26 ± 0.1^c	2.25 ± 0.1^b	3.29 ± 0.3^a

Results are presented as mean ± SD ( = 3), whereas results in the same column with no superscripts in common differ significantly at < 0.01.
T₀: control, T₁: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 25 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₂: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 50 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, T₃: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 75 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed, and T₄: control + 200 mg vitamin E + 100 mg α-lipoic acid/kg feed.