Table 5. Changes in methyl mercaptan (MM) of chicken stored at 4°C

Storage day  Methyl mercaptan content (ppb)
Whole Breast Leg
1 0.03±0.02Bb 0.25±0.22Ba 0.13±0.07Bab
3 0.04±0.02Ba 0.81±1.64Ba 0.15±0.09Ba
5 0.15±0.11Bb 0.64±0.46Ba 0.50±0.35Ba
7 0.69±0.35Bb 2.04±1.17Ba 2.16±1.37Ba
9 4.45±5.08Ab 86.31±151.30Ab 240.12±197.73Aa
Means with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05).