Table 5 Textural properties of chicken breast jerky prepared using different types of sweeteners

Sweeteners1) Texture parameters
Hardness (g) Cohesiveness Springiness (mm) Gumminess (g) Chewiness (mJ)
WS 9775.3±454.7ns2) 0.7±0.1ab3) 1.8±0.2a 6944.3±873.3ns 120.8±32.5ab
BS 10210.0±319.1 0.7±0.1ab 1.0±0.3c 6818.7±1070.4 64.1±11.6d
RS 10095.7±116.7 0.6±0.1b 1.9±0.3a 5864.3±827.2 108.8±6.0bc
FO 9799.0±168.9 0.7±0.1ab 1.3±0.2bc 6778.3±757.3 85.4±1.9cd
PC 9780.3±147.2 0.7±0.1a 2.0±0.2a 7202.3±754.7 137.3±2.1a
RCE 10222.7±130.3 0.6±0.1ab 1.7±0.2ab 6534.3±691.0 108.6±8.9bc
H 10028.0±417.5 0.7±0.1ab 1.0±0.3c 6935.0±1019.0 65.1±12.4d
WS, white sugar; BS, brown sugar; RS, rice syrup; FO, fructo-oligosaccharide; PC, pineapple concentrate; RCE, Rubus coreanus extract; H, honey.
ns, not significant.
All values are mean±SD (five determinations). Values with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05. a>b>c>d.