Antioxidant potential of the broiler breast meat and meat products can
be improved by feeding the broilers on diet supplemented with ALA
and ATA [10]. Alpha-tocopherol acetate (ATA) is the most efficient
chain-breaking, fat-soluble antioxidant in the cellular locations [11].
Unlike other fat-soluble vitamins, α-tocopherol is not accumulated
in the body to toxic levels. Importantly, the body has the ability
to eliminate “excess” α-tocopherol by increased metabolism and
excretion to prevent excess accumulation of α-tocopherol, even when
daily pharmacologic vitamin E doses are administered [12]. Dietary
supplementation of ATA enhanced the lipid stability in muscle and
improved the meat quality of Beijing-you chicken [13]. ALA and vitamin
E have shown synergistic effects against lipid peroxidation by oxidant
radicals in several pathological conditions such as a thromboembolic
stroke model in rats for neurological functions, glial reactivity and
neuronal remodeling [14]. In the present study, broiler birds were
raised specifically for meat production, fed feed supplemented with
α-lipoic acid and α-tocopherol acetate, and the antioxidant activity and
component changes in the meat and meat products were investigated
to assess the role of antioxidant supplements on the storage stability of
broiler meat and meat products.
Antioxidant potential of the broiler breast meat and meat products canbe improved by feeding the broilers on diet supplemented with ALAand ATA [10]. Alpha-tocopherol acetate (ATA) is the most efficientchain-breaking, fat-soluble antioxidant in the cellular locations [11].Unlike other fat-soluble vitamins, α-tocopherol is not accumulatedin the body to toxic levels. Importantly, the body has the abilityto eliminate “excess” α-tocopherol by increased metabolism andexcretion to prevent excess accumulation of α-tocopherol, even whendaily pharmacologic vitamin E doses are administered [12]. Dietarysupplementation of ATA enhanced the lipid stability in muscle andimproved the meat quality of Beijing-you chicken [13]. ALA and vitaminE have shown synergistic effects against lipid peroxidation by oxidantradicals in several pathological conditions such as a thromboembolicstroke model in rats for neurological functions, glial reactivity andneuronal remodeling [14]. In the present study, broiler birds wereraised specifically for meat production, fed feed supplemented withα-lipoic acid and α-tocopherol acetate, and the antioxidant activity andcomponent changes in the meat and meat products were investigatedto assess the role of antioxidant supplements on the storage stability ofbroiler meat and meat products.
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