First Report on Better Functional Property of Black Chicken Meat from India

Background: Indian domesticated chickens have a wide variety of phenotypes. Unlike other chicken breeds, Kadaknath has black meat and is used by indigenous tribal people for its invigorating therapeutic properties. To look the functional traits that might be contributing towards acclaimed benefits, free radical scavenging capacity metal chelating ability were explored first time in comparison to commercial Cobb broiler. Methods: During period 2018-2020, breast thigh collected from (n=20/ group) at their slaughter age. Meat extract was qualitative evaluation protein as well antioxidant utilizing diverse vitro methods corresponding different antioxidation mechanisms.Result: Protein concentration (g/100g tissue) (25.25 ± 0.31) (19.98 0.29) significantly (P less than 0.05) higher Cobb. Breast had better thigh. The superiority explicitly established more one assay. Free assays viz. 2,2-azinobis (3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS); 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Cupric reducing (CUPRAC) values broiler meat. Ferric power (FRAP) (mM Fe2+/g also (26.97±0.37) (15.24±0.40). Similarly, FRAP (33.85±0.47) (19.2±0.31) reflected chelation inhibition value. These findings help explain unique nutritional characteristics black-bone provide basic research data exploring potential fields foods, cosmeceuticals nuutraceuticals.