Table 1. Formulation of chicken sausages with various levels of salt

Ingredients Treatments (%)
TRT1 TRT2 TRT3 TRT4 TRT5
Raw meat
 Chicken breast 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
Ice water 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0
Non-meat ingredients
 Salt 0.30 0.80 1.30 1.80 2.30
 STPP 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
 Sodium erythorbate 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
 Cure blend 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Total 100.0 100.5 101.0 101.5 102.0
TRT1, Treatment 1 (0.3% salt); TRT2, Treatment 2 (0.8% salt); TRT3, Treatment 3 (1.3% salt); TRT4, Treatment 4 (1.8% salt); TRT5, Treatment 5 (2.3% salt).