The chemical composition of the samples was measured using the
methodology of Horwitz et al. (2007) to measure moisture (950.46),
mineral residue (ash) (920.153) and protein (981.10). The lipid content
was determined as described by Bligh and Dyer (1959).
The cook loss (CL) was evaluated as described by Koohmaraie
(1996). The samples were cooked using an electric oven at 180 °C
until the internal (geometric center) temperature reached 72 °C. CL, as
a percentage, was determined using the following equation: