Research Article

Quality Characteristics of Beef Patties Fortified with Husk Tomato and the Effect on Tannic Acid-Induced Anaemia in Rats

Table 6

Effect of the beef burger fortified with different ratios of husk tomato powder on BWG, FI, and FER of anaemic rats (mean values ± SD).

Positive controlNegative controlCBP2.5% HTB5% HTB

BWG53.67 ± 5.11ab35.41 ± 3.11d38.61 ± 3.61cd43.66 ± 5.07c55.11 ± 5.22a
FI18.67 ± 1.95a15.66 ± 1.02b17.31 ± 1.14a18.11 ± 1.66a18.33 ± 1.81a
FER0.095 ± 0.08b0.075 ± 0.003d0.074 ± 0.001de0.080 ± 0.006c0.100 ± 0.002a

BWG: body weight gain; FI: food intake; FER: food efficiency ratio. Values followed by different letters in each row differ significantly.