Quality attributes of chicken nuggets extended with different legume flours

Table 8 Microbial loads (cfu/g × 10³) of chicken nuggets as affected by legume flours and storage days

Treatment	Coliforms	Bacterial load	Mould load
Control	2.563 ± 0.370^a	3.250 ± 4.370^b	1.250 ± 2.430^a
Soyabean	0.250 ± 0.710 ^c	0.375 ± 0.520^c	0.125 ± 0.380^b
Groundnut	1.125 ± 0. 200^b	6.250 ± 5.610^a	0.125 ± 0.350^b
Cowpea	0.000 ^c	0.875 ± 1.130^c	0.373 ± 0.740^b
Time (Days)
0	ND	ND	ND
5	0.125 ± 0.350^a	0.000^b	0.000 ^b
10	1.125 ± 2.470^b	1.175 ± 1.390 ^b	0.125 ± 0.350^b
15	3.000 ± 3.420^a	9.000 ± 9.640 ^a	1.750 ± 2.250 ^a
Interaction between Plant Protein Extenders and Time (Days)
Control 0	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
5	0.500 ± 0.580 ^b	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
10	4.500 ± 2.890 ^a	3.500 ± 0.580 ^b	0.500 ± 0.580^b
15	5.250 ± 1.710 ^a	9.500 ± 2.890 ^a	4.500 ± 2.890 ^a
Soyabean 0	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^b
5	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^b
10	0.000 ^b	0.500 ± 0.580^a	0.000 ^b
15	1.000 ± 1.150 ^a	1.000 ± 0.000 ^a	0.500 ± 0.580^a
Groundnut 0	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
5	0.000 ^b	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
10	0.000 ^b	2.000 ± 1.150 ^b	0.000 ^b
15	4.500 ± 0.580 ^a	20.00 ± 5.030 ^a	0.500 ± 0.580^a
Cowpea 0	ND	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
5	ND	0.000 ^c	0.000 ^b
10	ND	1.000 ± 0.000 ^b	0.000 ^b
15	ND	2.500 ± 0.580^a	1.500 ± 0.580^a

ND Not Determined
^abc Means in the same row with varying superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)

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