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The Effects of Red Spinach (Amaranthus gangenticus) Decoction on Meat<br />

Quality<br />

Muhammad Syukri Bin Md Hafez<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Mohd Azrul Bin Lokman<br />

Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of red spinach (Amaranthus<br />

gangenticus) decoction on fresh meat quality. Fresh meats were dipped in red spinach<br />

decoction with different dipping times; 30 and 60 minutes and stored at 5°C chiller for<br />

15 days. Fresh meats for each treatment and control were weighted at 60 g at the<br />

initial of the experiment. For every 3 days interval, the post-harvest parameters; drip<br />

loss, colour, tenderness, texture and microbial analysis were conducted. One-way<br />

analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the significance of data collected.<br />

From the results, dipping time for 30 minutes showed significant difference compared<br />

to 60 minute dipping time (P

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