as expected, the lipid oxidation level was found to be more marked in chicken thigh (Fig. 2) compared to chicken breast (Fig. 1). The initial level of oxidation at day 1 for the chicken thigh patties could also be ordered into CS > CI = APS = API (Fig. 2). During subsequent chill storage the overall progression of lipid oxidation in the thigh patties without or with antioxidant active packaging was similar to the breast patties. Thus, the oxidation in the surface part of patties packed in standard packaging accelerated after 3 days of storage, and the extent of oxidation in the inner part of patties in antioxidant active package was low throughout the storage period.