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Comparative Physical and Organoleptic Properties, 

Nutritional Composition, and Safety of Charcoal and 

Oven Smoked Noiler Meat Spiced Asun. 

Saheed A. Ahmed
 1

, Ibrahim Kayode Banjoko
 2

, Olanrewaju Majeed Shuaib
 3

, 

Muyideen A. Isiaka
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Sciences, P.M.B. 1375, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
  

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Accepted: 8 January 2023 

Published: 30 June 2023 

Abstract 

Five Matured Noiler chickens 3 months old weighing 3kg±120g were used for the 

experiment. The birds have fasted for 16 hours without food but with a supply of 

fresh cool water. The birds were slaughtered and dressed conventionally. The 

breast meat was excised within one-hour post-mortem and used for the 

preparation of Asun using charcoal and oven smoking. The breast meats were cut 

into fillets of average weight without bone; the fillets were spiced, rubbed with 

vegetable oil, and smoked using charcoal and oven to an internal temperature of 

720C for 20 minutes with regular turning. The result shows a significant 

difference (p<0.05) in the nutritional and chemical composition of raw and smoke 

Noiler meat. The charcoal and oven-smoked Asun were not different, but both 

differ from the raw. The organoleptic properties show no significant difference 

(p>0.05) in color, aroma, and texture while flavor, juiciness, and overall 

acceptability differ. There was a significantly different (p>0.05) in WHC, 

cooking loss, and cooking yield. Preparation of Asun using charcoal and oven 

smoking contributed to the nutritional component except for the moisture content. 

The cholesterol, SFA, MUFA, PUFA, and amines were also increased.  The value 

obtained shows that charcoal and oven-smoked Noiler meat Asun is safe for 

consumption and has no negative effect, also impacts positively on both the 

physical and organoleptic properties of the prepared product and therefore, 

recommended for the preparation of Asun using Noiler meat. 

Keywords: Charcoal, 

Noiler, Organoleptic, 

Oven, Smoke 

 

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Introduction 

Asun is a smoked grilled or barbecued 

spiced goat meat. However, based on choice 

or availability, Asun could also be prepared 

from other animal types. As a delicacy, 

Asun could be prepared at home by 

individuals. It is also available as ready-to-

eat meat in nightclub centers, hotels, and 

relaxation centers (Akharaiyi and Isunu, 

2015). Meat and meat products are very 

important sources of nutrients in human 

diets. From farm to table, the whole process 

of obtaining meat and its products includes 

animal handling, transportation, and 

slaughtering process, followed by 

preservation techniques aimed at extending 

the shelf life of fresh meat and processing 

aimed at converting meat into desirable 

meat products (Pal and Dervani, 2018). The 

effort to preserve and make meat more 

desirable for consumption has increased the 

demand for meat processing. Consumption 

of processed meat products has greatly 

increased due to the availability and 

accessibility of ready-to-eat meat products. 

The food safety implication of processed 

ready-to-eat meat products calls for global 

concern, despite increased patronage (Sofos, 

2008). The awareness of consumers about 

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the influence of what they consume on their 

health has led to the concept of functional 

food; this has inspired investigation into 

functional meat development and also in 

conserving the nutritive values of the 

product (Eze et al., 2017). Meat processing 

plays an important role if fully utilizes meat 

resources; including nearly all edible 

livestock parts that can be processed for 

human food consumption. Meat processing 

is the transformation of animal muscle, fat, 

and non-meat additives into meat products. 

Consumers’ perception of a meat product is 

enhanced by meat additives. Meat additives 

can be used to increase product value for 

specific meat preparation. Animal by-

products such as internal organs, slain, and 

blood is also well suited for meat 

processing. Meat processing creates 

different types of product compositions that 

optimize the usage of edible livestock parts 

making it tasty, attractive, and nourishing 

(Chen et al., 2018). 

The nutritional quality of Asun is 

primarily determined by the chemical 

composition of the muscle tissue used, post-

mortem biochemical changes that lead to the 

conversion of muscle to meat and the 

additive used in the preparation. Muscle and 

connective tissues are the most abundant 

tissues in meat; their properties and the 

relative proportion of each tissue are 

responsible for the leanness and quality of 

meat (Astruc, 2014). 

Asun is made from meat and meat is 

considered rich to be in essential amino 

acids, mineral contents to a lesser extent, 

essential fatty acids, and vitamins (Eze et 

al., 2017). Meat can be smoked using 

different sources of smoke and smoking 

materials using a smoker and outdoor grill, 

oven grill, and saucepan (no grill no smoke) 

(Ahmed et al., 2020). Smoking is an aged-

old preservation technique, where meat is 

subjected to smoking; it affects the sensory 

and nutritional composition of the meat 

products. Smoking impacts positively on the 

flavor, color, odor, and overall acceptability 

of meat products. Effect of smoking, on 

meat, increases with the time of exposure, 

type of smoke and intensity of smoking. Hot 

smoking, cold smoking, electrostatic 

smoking, condensates smoke aromas and 

liquid smoke are commonly used smoking 

treatments. Meat is smoked at 20-250C at a 

relative humidity of 70-80% and 75-800C 

during cold and hot smoking respectively 

(Beriain et al., 2011). Smoking reduces the 

water activity of meat, which affects the 

hardness and protein stability of the 

products. One of the advantages of meat 

processing is the integration of certain 

animal tissues such as muscle trimming, 

bone scraps, skin parts, and internal organs 

which are usually not sold in fresh meat 

marketing, into the food chain as valuable 

protein-rich ingredients (Eze et al., 2017). 

Smoking is considered an effective 

treatment and a preservative measure 

against pathogenic micro-organisms, it also 

reduces lipid oxidation which usually causes 

undesirable flavors and oxidative rancidity 

in stored processed meat (Dieguez et al., 

2010). The study will provide accessible 

information on the influence of charcoal and 

oven smoking on nutritional safety, 

consumers’ perception, and physical 

attributes of Asun (spiced smoked meat) 

made from Noiler chicken. 

Materials and Methods 

Experimental location  

The experiment was conducted in the 

Meat Science Laboratory, Department of 

Agricultural Technology, Institute Applied 

Science, Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin, 

Nigeria. 

Sample Collection  

The breast muscles of five mature Noiler 

chickens aged 3 months were used. The 

Noiler chickens were acclimatized and 

conditioned for slaughtering and processing. 

The Noiler chickens were fasted overnight 

for 16 hours without feed but were supplied 

with cool fresh water. Slaughter and dressed 

conventionally within one-hour post 

mortem. The muscle of the breast was 



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excised and cut into fillets of average weight 

without bone, but with fat, skin, and 

connective tissues (Omojola et al., 2012). 

The meat fillets were cool in ice-packed 

containers and transferred to the meat 

laboratory for Asun production. 

 

 

Preparation of Spice Mixture  

The ingredients in table 1 were used for 

the species formulation, each of the species 

was dried, ground, sieved, and weighed 

separately, and other species were weighed 

and used as bought. The species were 

combined, mixed thoroughly, and stored in 

an airtight container for further use. 
.

Table1. Composition of formulated recipe used for Asun production 

Ingredients Scientific Names Quantity (g) 

Salt Sodium chloride  7.0 

Maggi Monosodium glutamate  12.0 

Thyme Thymus vulgaris L.  6.0 

Curry Murraya koenigii L.  6.0 

Pepper Piper Nigrum L 25.0 

African nutmeg Mobogora myristica  3.0 

Ginger Zingiber afficinale  3.0 

Garlic Allium sativum L  3.0 

Clove Syzyjim aromaticum L 2.0 

Onions Allium cepa L 23.0 

Total  90.00g 

Source: experimental research (2022). 

The recipe was added in the ratio 1:25 (40g 

recipe to 1000g meat). The recipe was made 

into a broth solution. The fresh onions were 

peeled, sliced, weighed, and added to other 

weighed ingredients and blend in an elective 

blender with 200ml water to form a broth 

solution. The broth solution was refrigerated 

for subsequent use. 

Cooking of meat  

500g Noiler breast meat fillet each was 

weighed rinsed in cool water and blotted dry 

wrapped in foil paper. 20g of the prepared 

broth recipe solution was rubbed separately 

on each meat, wrapped and steam cooked 

separately at 100
0C

 for 30min, then cool 

down to 28
0
C room temperature before 

smoking (Omojola et al., 2012).  

Smoking of Cooked Meat  

Smoking was done in an electric oven 

according to a modified method by 

Soepamo et al. (2015). The oven was 

preheated to an internal temperature of 100 

degrees. The meat was rubbed with 

vegetable oil (cholesterol-free) to prevent 

the meat from having a dry crack surface. 

The meat was smoked for 20min, with 

regular turning for the meat to be evenly 

smoked. Smoke was generated in the oven 

by dropping drops of oil on the electric 

filament of the oven. Smoking was done 

using the open charcoal grilling (locally 

made charcoal pot) method. The charcoal 

was heated to cherry red with wire gauze 

placed in the charcoal grill pot. The meat 

was placed on the wire gauze and covered 

allowing the meat to be smoked for 20min at 

regular turning intervals. 

Analytical methods 

Proximate analysis: proximate composition 

of the raw Noiler meat and the prepared 

Asun was conducted using the method 

described by AOAC, (2005). The total 

cholesterol composition of Asun was carried 

out as described by Weyant et al. (1976). 

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) 

were determined using gas chromatography-

mass spectrophotometry (GCMS) according 

to Duedal-Olesen et al. (2010). Heterocyclic 

Aromatic Amines (HAAs) were determined 

using a gas chromatography-mass 

spectrophotometer (GCMS) according to 

Duedahl-Olesen et al. (2010). The fatty 

acids composition of the freshly prepared 



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Asun was assessed using the method 

described by Lowry and Tinsley, (1976). 

Cooking loss: loss in weight during 

smoking was measured by weighing the 

cooked meat samples before smoking for 

20min until the meat reaches an internal 

temperature of 72
o
C. The Asun was allowed 

to cool down to room temperature of 28
0
C 

and reweighed again to calculate cooking 

loss (Omoloja et al., 2014)  

Cooking loss (%) = initial weight of meat - 

cooked weight of meat / Initial weight of 

meat * 100            

Cooking yield: increase in weight due to 

smoking of Asun was calculated using the 

method described by Omoloja et al. (2014).  

Cooking (Product) yield (%) = Weight of 

Asu  /  weight of raw meat * 100   

Water holding capacity (WHC) was 

assessed using a slightly modified method 

described by Suzuki et al. (2001). 1g each of 

differently smoke Asun sample was 

sandwiched between two 9cm Whatman 

No1 filter papers separately. The filter 

papers were placed in between two 12 X 12 

cm
2
 Plexiglass and then pressed at about 

35.2 kg/cm3 absolute pressure for 1 minute 

using a vice. The meat samples were 

removed and oven dried at 80  for 24 hours 
to determine the moisture content. The 

amount of water released from the samples 

was measured indirectly by measuring the 

area of filter paper wetted relative to the 

area of pressed meat samples. The 

procedure was carried out separately for 

oven and charcoal smoke Asun and 

replicated thrice. Thus, the water holding 

capacity was calculated as follows: 

WHC=100-{(Aw- Am * 9.47)} / Wm-Mo  

Where:  

Aw= Area of water released from meat 

samples (cm
2
) 

Am= Area of meat sample (cm
2
) 

Wm= weight of meat sample (g) 

Mo= moisture content of meat sample (%) 

9.47 = a constant factor 

Organoleptic Properties 

Forty semi-trained panelists of mixed 

gender, different backgrounds, and ages, 

were used for the sensory evaluation. The 

panelists were made to rate each of the 

different smoke Asun replicates. Equal bite 

sizes from each processed Asun were served 

in a separate coded odorless plate. The 

panelist rated each sample on a nine-point 

hedonic scale with a maximum score of 9 

for the extremely high condition while the 

lowest score of 1 was assigned to the 

poorest condition. The parameters evaluated 

include flavor, aroma, juiciness, texture, and 

overall acceptability (Omojola et al., 2014). 

Data Analysis 

All data obtained were subjected to 

analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the 

treatment means were compared using 

Duncan’s multiple range test (Duncan, 

1995). SAS 2000 computer software 

package was used for the statistical analysis. 

Results and Discussion   

The moisture content of differently 

smoke Asun and the raw meat of Noiler 

differs significantly (P<0.005). The moisture 

content of raw meat was higher than the 

differently smoke Asun, while the charcoal-

smoked Asun had more moisture than the 

oven-smoked. The loss in moisture may be 

due to the high oven temperature. The result 

also shows that oven smoking reduces 

moisture content compared to charcoal 

smoking. The result is within the range 

reported by Alfaia et al. (2010) who stated 

that maximum moisture content of 74.42% 

was found in cooled samples of chicken 

meat and a minimum of 54.4% was found in 

a charcoal-roasted sample of chicken meat. 

Omojola et al. (2014) reported that the 

higher the cooking temperature the more 

moisture will be lost. The protein, ether 

extract, ash, and total cholesterol content in 

raw meat was lower (p<0.05) compared to 

differently smoked Asun. The protein, ether 

extract, ash, and total cholesterol content 

were not affected by smoking methods. 



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Both the oven and charcoal smoke Asun had 

the same percentage of crude protein, crude 

ether extract, crude ash, and total cholesterol 

content which was higher than the raw meat. 

Juaraz et al. (2010) reported an increase in 

the nutritional content of Buffalo meat after 

cooking. With the highest obtained in fried 

meat samples. Nobrega et al. (2006) indicate 

that all smoking treatments increase the 

proximate content of processed meat. There 

were only slight differences (p>0.05) in the 

cholesterol content of raw meat and Noiler 

meat processed into Asun. Alina et al. 

(2012) results show that all cooking 

treatments caused as an increase in 

cholesterol content except microwave 

cooking. Omojola et al. (2014) reported that 

the processing method increased the 

physicochemical properties of differently 

processed Muscovy drake breast meat. The 

fatty acid concentration was lower (p<0.05) 

in raw Noiler breast meat as compared to the 

processed Asun using charcoal and oven 

smoking. Saturated fatty acids, 

monounsaturated fatty acids, and 

polyunsaturated fatty acids contents were 

lower in raw Noiler meat but higher in 

processed meat. There was no statistical 

difference (p>0.05) in the fatty acids content 

of both charcoal and oven smoked Asun.  

Alina et al. (2012) reported an increase in 

the fatty acid composition of raw, grilled, 

boiled, fried, and microwave roasted 

samples (18.5, 29.4, 30.2, 24.8 and 30.0% 

respectively). The unsaturated fatty acids 

mainly PUFA were affected by cooking 

methods, considering the parts of the 

membrane structure (Gerber et al., 2009). 

THAAs (total heterocyclic aromatic 

amines) and TPHA (total polycyclic 

heterocyclic amine) were not detected in 

raw Noiler meat. Charcoal smoking 

increases the THAAs in Noiler Asun to 

26.96ng/g and oven smoking to 24.88ng/g 

which were not significantly different. 

Charcoal smoking increases the TPHAs in 

Asun to 2.82ng/g and oven smoking to 

4.180ng/g in the processed Asun. Reports 

have suggested that amines are formed when 

meat is cooked at high temperatures (Sinha 

et al., 1995). The value of HAA obtained in 

this study was lower than that obtained by 

Liao et al. (2009) and Omojola et al. (2014) 

who reported 53.3ng/g total HAAs in 

processed duck breast meat. Different 

smoking materials did not increase THCAs 

broiler meat beyond the daily recommended 

dose (Ahmed et al., 2020). The values 

obtained in this study were lower than 

32ng/g obtained for charcoal grilling of 

duck breast meat by Solyakov, (2012). Liao 

et al. (2009) suggested that poultry meat 

prepared under different cooking conditions 

contains variable levels of HAAs. Total 

heterocyclic aromatic amine concentration 

in cooked meat ranges from less than 1ng/g 

to about 500ng/g, but usually less than 

100ng/g (Sinha et al., 1995). Smoking, 

Grilling, and barbecuing which are 

categorized as dry heat cooking methods are 

the most common methods for the 

preparation of fatty meat, this usually 

requires higher temperatures (above 200 °C) 

that promote HAAs formation 

Table 2. Nutritional and chemical composition of raw, charcoal, and oven smoked Noiler chicken Asun 

Nutritional and 

chemical composition 

Raw unsmoked Charcoal smoked Oven smoked MSE Sig 

Moisture % 70.88
a
 57.01

b
 51.18

c
 1.059 0.000 

Protein % 22.64
b
 32.58

a
 32.84

a
 1.008 0.000 

Ether extract %  9.93
b
 12.62

a
 12.41

a
 315 0.000 

Ash % 2.36
b
 5.36

a
 5.20

a
 0.15 0.000 

Total cholesterol mg/g 50.06
b
 56.61

a
 56.42

a
 0.253 0.000 

S.F.A ng/g 1.27
b
 2.06

a
 1.98

a
 0.01 0.000 

MUFA ng/g 1.87
b
 2.56

a
 2.49

a
 0.01 0.000 

PUFA ng/g 0.52
b
 0.85

a
 0.75

a
 0.201 0.000 

THAAs ng/g 0.00
b
 26.96

a
 24.88

a
 0.257 0.000 

TPHA ng/g 0.00
c
 2.82

b
 4.180

a
 0.007 0.000 

Mean values having the same superscripts were not significantly different p<0.05. 



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Mean values having different superscripts were significantly different p>0.05. 

S.F.A (saturated fatty acid), MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid), PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid), THAAs 

(total heterocyclic aromatic amines), TPHA (total polycyclic heterocyclic amine). 

The result of taste panelist perception 

towards the differently smoked Asun made 

from Noiler breast meat is presented in table 

3 below. Three of the parameters; color, 

aroma, and texture did not differ 

significantly (p>0.05) while the other three 

parameters; flavor, juiciness, and overall 

acceptability were rated differently (p<0.05) 

by the taste panelist. The color which is the 

first point of attraction of consumers to a 

particular product (Omojola et al., 2014) 

was not affected by the two different 

smoking methods employed in the study. 

The aroma and texture were not impacted by 

the charcoal and oven smoking. The color, 

aroma, and texture were equally perceived 

and rated by the taste panelist. The flavor 

which is the response of the taste buds of the 

tongue to a particular foodstuff (Beriain et 

al., 2011) was rated differently by the 

panelist. The flavor was rated high in 

charcoal smoked Noiler Asun. This might be 

a result of the wood the charcoal is made 

from. Smoking foods by conventional wood 

or charcoal smoke condensate flavors. The 

juiciness and overall acceptability of 

charcoal and oven-smoked Noiler Asun 

were also affected by a high-value score for 

oven-smoked Asun compared to charcoal-

smoked Asun. The use of different smoking 

materials increases the palatability and 

consumers’ perception of broiler meat 

(Ahmed et al., 2020). Smoking affects the 

eating qualities, consumers’ perception, and 

nutritional information of meat products. 

Smoking impacts desirable effects on flavor, 

color, and odor in lamb meat. Changes in 

the characteristics of meat increase with the 

time of exposure to smoking temperature 

(Ahmed et al. 2020; Beriain et al., 2011). 

Table 3. Organoleptic properties of charcoal and oven smoked Noiler chicken Asun 

Organoleptic properties  Charcoal smoked Oven smoked MSE Sig 

Colour 4.00
a
 3.00

a
 2.125 0.231 

Flavour 8.00
a
 5.00

b
 1.792 0.004 

Aroma 7.00
a
 7.00

a
 2.646 0.137 

Texture 7.00
a
 7.00

a
 4.125 0.201 

Juiciness 4.00
b
 5.00

a
 2.000 0.001 

Overall 6.00
b
 8.00

a
 0.625 0.000 

Mean values having the same superscripts were not significantly different p<0.05 

Mean values having different superscripts were significantly different p>0.0

The result of the physical properties of 

Asun; spiced smoke meat made from Noiler, 

and processed using oven and charcoal 

smoking methods are shown in table 4 

below. The result shows that there was a 

significant difference (p<0.05) in the water 

holding capacity, cooking yield, and 

cooking loss of Asun therein produced. 

Water holding capacity (WHC) is the 

amount of moisture meat can retain after 

subjecting to heat treatment for a particular 

period. The water holding capacity was high 

in Asun prepared from Noiler meat using the 

charcoal smoking method compared to the 

oven smoking method. The result revealed 

that different smoking methods impacted the 

WHC while oven smoking causes more 

water loss. Charcoal smoking was able to 

retain water in the final products (69.70 and 

73.58 respectively). Cooking loss refers to 

weight loss when meat is subjected to heat 

treatment at a particular temperature for a 

particular period (Alina et al., 2012; Ahmed 

et al., 2020). Cooking loss is a determinant 

of meat fat content and leanness of the meat. 

There was a significantly different (p<0.05) 

in the shrinking of meat in Noiler during 

processing using an oven and charcoal. 

Cooking loos was low in charcoal smoked 

Noiler and high in oven smoked Noiler 

respectively (18.68 and 21.05 respectively). 

Cooking yield is the opposite integral of 

cooking loss, the lower the cooking loss the 

higher the cooking yield (Omojola et al., 

2014). There was a significantly different 



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(p<0.05) in the yield of meat in Asun made 

from Noiler during processing using oven 

and charcoal. The cooking yield was high in 

charcoal smoked Noiler while it was least in 

oven processed Noiler (81.32 and 78.95 

respectively). The change in yield of the 

differently processed Asun might be due to 

temperature and time combination effects, 

as reported by Omojola et al., 2014; Beriain 

et al., 2011 and Dieguez et al., 2010). 

Table 4. Physical properties of charcoal and oven smoked Noiler chicken Asun 

Physical properties  Charcoal smoked Oven smoked MSE Sig 

WHC % 73.58
a
 69.70

b
 7.933 0.002 

Cooking loss % 18.68
a
 21.05

ab
 0.253 0.000 

Cooking yield % 81.32
a
 78.95

ab
 0.253 0.000 

Mean values having the same superscripts were not significantly different p<0.05. 

Mean values having different superscripts were significantly different p>0.05. 
 

Conclusion 

Investigation into the healthiness, safety, 

and wholesome of processed meat products 

plays an essential function in maintaining 

the health status of humans. Wood smoking 

is one of the ancient methods of meat 

processing, charcoal, and the oven is 

relatively new and gaining prominence in 

outdoor meat processing.  The result of the 

experiment concluded that smoking poultry 

meat using charcoal and an oven increases 

the nutritional content of the Asun made 

from Noiler chicken meat as compared to 

raw meat. Other components such as 

cholesterol, saturated fatty acid, 

monounsaturated fatty acids, and 

polyunsaturated fatty acid also increased 

with charcoal and oven smoking. Other 

aromatic amines were also generated due to 

temperature and the smoking effects 

involved in the processing of Noiler chicken 

meat into Asun but below the daily 

recommended doses. The processing 

methods also impacted positively on both 

the physical and organoleptic properties of 

the prepared product and therefore, 

recommended for the preparation of Asun 

using Noiler meat. 

Conflict of Interest 

The above research work has no conflict 

of interest whatsoever with any completed 

findings, before, during, and after the 

collection of data and writing of this paper. 

 

 

Acknowledgements  

The authors appreciate the management 

of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara 

State, North Central Nigeria, for hosting the 

research at the meat science and 

biochemistry laboratory. Also to the 

students who were resiliently available to 

render assistance and learn during the 

process. 

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