3. Results and Discussion
Regarding the color of MDCM, the addition of sodium chloride caused, between the 1st and 3rd day, the forma- tion of dark pigments on the mechanically deboned chic- ken meat of the SC treatment, and also of the Control treatment. The sodium erythorbate treatments in concen- trations of 0.5% and 1.0% exhibited noticeable influence on the color parameter, between the 1st and 5th day of the product’s shelf life. In contrast, the treatments with 0.1% and 0.2% ascorbic acid had little effect on the color, and the color was characteristic only in the first shelf life day, with the characteristic color only in the first shelf life day, while between the 3rd and 5th days, the samples displayed a pink color with dark spots. However, the control treat- ment displayed a change in color, a pink-brown color after the 2nd shelf life day.