30e42% (w/w) cooked, finely-ground chicken meat (slurry form)
which contributed to the majority of the moisture content in each
formulation (Table 1). All other ingredients used in the paste were
in dry form (low moisture/low aw). Dependent upon the percentage
of meat and salt in the paste formulations, moistures in the paste
formulations ranged from 21.6 to 30.0% with associated water activity
of 0.686e0.751. In powder formulations, powdered meat was
used and, therefore, moisture contents did not vary as widely.
Moistures ranged from 6.1 to 8.6% and aw levels were 0.254 to 0.301.