2.3. Determination of the total moisture content
Meat samples were analyzed for moisture according to AOAC
Official Method 950.46 with minor modifications, in which sampling
weight was about 10.0 g (accurate to 0.001 g) instead of the
weight from 5 g to 8 g and the first drying time of every sample
was prolonged to 3 h. The mass of sample was measured before
and after drying to constant weight in an oven maintained at
105 C, and the moisture content was calculated as the percentage
of weight loss.