Five commercially processed broiler carcasses were purchased from a local market
(Daejeon, Korea). The breast fillets and thighs (mainly composed of
iliofibularis and iliotibialis) were
removed from the carcasses along with excessive fat and connective tissues,
followed by grinding (CH580, Kenwood, Havant, UK) for the experimental analysis.
Each ground muscle was vacuum-packed and stored at −70°C after
sampling until analysis.