Table 4 Batter pick-up and yield of the DDF and FDF fiber-added deep-fried battered chicken1, 2
Deep-fried battered chicken sample
Control
(No fiber added)
3% DDF 3 3% FDF 3
Batter pick-up (%) 42.4 ± 1.5a
46.4 ± 4.2a
41.9 ± 4.2a
Yield (%) 90.2 ± 2.7a
94.4 ± 2.0a
93.1 ± 2.6a
1
Results are mean ± SD of triplicate analyses, Each of which consisted of 9 nuggets. 2
Values in the same row bearing different letters are significantly different (p ≤0.05). 3
DDF= Dietary fiber from dried corn silk, FDF = Dietary fiber from fresh corn silk.