Research Article

Effect of Purple Eggplant Flour on Physicochemical, Lipid Oxidation, and Sensory Properties of Low-Fat Beef Patties

Table 4

Instrumental textural properties of raw and cooked beef patties containing different concentrations of PEF.

ParametersRaw pattiesCooked patties
Hardness (N)SpringinessChewiness NmmCohesivenessFirmness (kg)Shear force value (N)

Controlbbb
2.5% PEFabb
5% PEFaab
7.5% PEFaaa

Values are of 3 determinants, . a,b,c,dMeans in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different (). PEF: purple eggplant flour; SEM: standard error of the mean.