The results demonstrate the effectiveness of clove androsemary extracts in inhibiting microbial growth, reducing lipidoxidation, maintaining or improving sensory characteristics andextending the shelf-life of raw chicken meat during storage at4◦C for 15 days. The antioxidant properties of ethanolic spiceextracts showed that cloves had good antioxidant activity withhigher polyphenol and flavonoid contents and was significantlydifferent from the rosemary extracts. The strongest preservativeeffect was achieved by combining the spice extracts (T-RO-CL)(shelf-life extension of ca. 6 days compared with the shelf-lifeof control samples), indicative of the additive effect of com-bining the two. Because of the claimed salubrious attributesof these highly effective spice extracts, their application in thedevelopment