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Effect of Pumpkin Peel on Postharvest Quality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix
japonica) Flesh
Munirah binti Azman
Supervisor: Dr. Fauziah binti Tufail Ahmad
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)
School of Food Science and Technology
Pumpkin peel is commonly discards even believed to have beneficial content in it. The
objective of this study is to determine the effect of different concentrations of pumpkin
peel powder (PPP) on the pre-harvest and post-harvest quality of Japanese quail. The
parameters that have been analysed were feed analysis, colour, texture, carotenoid
content and drip loss. Feed analysis and quail meat were analysed with carotenoid
content using spectrophotometer to see the influence of high carotenoid feed into the
flesh. The results indicated carotenoid content only difference in quail fed with the
highest concentration (6%) of PPP. There were significant differences on weight gain
for all treatments. However, there was no significant different on the lightness,
redness, drip loss and texture of the quail meat.
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