Further evidence for the existence of broiler chicken PFN (pale, firm, non-exudative) and PSE (pale, soft, exudative) meat in brazilian commercial flocks

Abstract This work aims to investigate the incidence of two color abnormalities in broiler meat: PFN (Pale, Firm, Non-exudative) and PSE (Pale, Soft, Exudative), as well as the physicochemical alterations promoted by those anomalies. The samples of broiler breast meat (n = 700) were classified as Normal (445.8), PSE (L*≥53, pH<5.8) and PFN (L*≥53; pH>5.8). The occurrence of Normal, PSE and PFN samples was 69%, 11% and 20%, respectively. PFN samples presented a 4.2% higher water-holding capacity compared to PSE meat. PSE meats displayed a higher MFI (89.4) when compared to PFN a...