Saflower oil (Chartamus tinctorius L.) and inositol supplementation on cooking losses and Water Holding Capacity of male sentul chicken

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effect of safflower oil (Chartamus tinctorius L) and Inositol supplementation in diet on Water Holding Capacity and cooking losses of male sentul chicken. The experimental design was a completely randomized design consisting of 9 treatments and 3 replicates. Every treatment used 3 male sentul chickens. It consisted of nine ratios, 100% basal feed (BF) (R0), BF + safflower oil (SO) 0,5% (R1), BF + SO 1% (R2), BF + inositol 0,5% (R3), BF + inositol 1% (R4), BF + SO 0,5%+ Inositol 0,5% (R5), BF + SO 0,5% + inositol 1% (R6), BF + SO 1% + Inositol 0,5% (R7), BF + SO 1% + Inositol 1% (R8). The results showed that there was no significantly effect (P>0,05) on cooking losses and Water Holding Capacity. The average of breast meat Water Holding Capacity were R0 = 56,24 ± 2,16 and R1-R8 = 54,38 ± 2,05, while on the thigh were R0 = 57,74 ± 1,08 and  R1-R8= 55,82 ± 1,85. The means of breast meat cooking losses were  R0 = 28,13 ± 1,01 and  R1-R8 = 29,41 ± 1,70,  while on the thigh were  R0 = 32,60 ± 1,25 and  R1-R8 = 33,84 ± 1,94. It concluded that Water Holding Capacity and cooking losses of male sentul chicken meat supplemented safflower oil and Inositol were relative same as control, however the Water Holding Capacity considered lower dan the cooking losses higher.