Atributos sensoriais da carne de codorna de corte alimentada com farinha de barata de Madagascar

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of the inclusion of Madagascar Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) meal on European quail diets on sensorial attributes by means of acceptance tests, consumption intention, purchase intention and triangular test. A total of 234 one-day-old ICA1 lineage quails and both sexes were used. These were randomly submitted to 3 different diets: control group (0% of madagascar cockroach meal), 6% and 18% of Madagascar cockroach meal in relation to g / kg of ration. The diets were isoproteic and isoenergetic. Six replicates were performed with 13 quails in each cage. The animals were slaughtered at 35 days of age. Acceptance tests were evaluated using a hedonic scale of 9 points while the intention of consumption and purchase were by scale of 7 and 5 points respectively. These tests were evaluated by 55 non-trained raters, while the triangular test was with 60 non-trained raters. There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) in the acceptance test for any of the analyzed variables (color, aroma, flavor, tenderness, overall evaluation, purchase intention and consumption intention). There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) in the triangular test. This fact confirms the potential replacement of soybean by Madagascar cockroach meal in quail feed, since there were no sensorial losses in the meat for the untrained evaluators.