Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/25.1.4115

Effect of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) defatted flour on technological properties and quality of chicken meat

Andrea GROSS - BOŠKOVIĆ orcid.org/0009-0009-3099-9891 ; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Vinkovačka cesta 63c, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia *
Helga MEDIĆ ; Faculty for Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierottijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jelka PLEADIN ; Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 134, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Zlatko JANJEČIĆ orcid.org/0000-0001-9161-024X ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marcela ŠPERANDA ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Andrijana REBEKIĆ ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Manuela KOŠEVIĆ orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-621X ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Dalida GALOVIĆ orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-3499 ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Vladimir MARGETA ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Žarko RADIŠIĆ ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Ivica BOŠKOVIĆ ; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Jasenka PETRIĆ ; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Vinkovačka cesta 63c, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Current knowledge concerning the possible use and impact of replacing the soybean proteins with those derived from a defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens, HI) meal while feeding chickens to produce the meat for human consumption is very limited. This study’s objective was to examine the influence of partial replacement of the HIdefatted flour on chicken meat’s technological properties and quality. 180 one-day-old Ross 308 chicks were divided into three experimental groups (P1, P2, and P3) and one control group counting 45 chicks. The experimental groups were fed with the fattening mixtures containing 15, 25, and 45% of the HI-defatted flour, while the control group was fed in accordance with the standard chicken-fattening requirements. After 42 days, the chickens were slaughtered, and the breasts and drumsticks of 40 chickens were subjected to analysis. A statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed in the P1 for the drip-loss values measured 24 hours after sampling, the muscle resistance to cutting, and the cooking loss values. The water-binding capacity for all three experimental groups did not demonstrate statistically significant differences for the pH1 and pH2 values. Considering the CIE L*a*b* color standard reference values, the results for the breast meat were normally to slightly lighter than normal ones. The basic chemical parameter (water, protein, fat, and collagen) results confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference in any of the experimental groups if compared to the control one.

Keywords

alternative protein source; broilers; production results; meat quality

Hrčak ID:

315469

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/315469

Publication date:

25.3.2024.

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