Effects of Pomegranate Flower Extracts on Antioxidant Properties, Phenolic Content, and Quality Attributes of Nitrite Reduced Chicken Sausages.

ABSTRACT: The objective of present study was to examine the potential use of pomegranate flower extracts (PFEs) obtained from water and ethanol at antimicrobial doses in nitrite-reduced chicken sausages. The impact of the extracts on the physicochemical, textural, and sensory attributes of the sausages was evaluated using both reduced doses of nitrite and a nitrite-free preparation. The results revealed that incorporating PFE resulted in a sixfold and twofold enhancement in total phenolic content and antioxidant activity, respectively. The DPPH radical scavenging activity in sausages produced with ethanol-based PFE was more than twice as high as in sausages treated with sodium nitrite. Additionally, the combination of low-dose nitrite with PFE showed a reduction in TBARS values, leading to the preve

SUBMITTER: Ozer CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825183 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature