**4. Conclusions**

The results indicated that Moringa flower (MF) is a source of dietary fibre and also contains grea<sup>t</sup> antioxidant potential such as ferric reducing antioxidant power and radical scavenging activity. The addition of MF extract in chicken meat nuggets improved the cooking yield and dietary fibre content without affecting the acceptability of the meat product. Moreover, MF extract increased the lipid stability, odour score and shelf-life of chicken nuggets during 20 days of refrigeration storage. Therefore, MF extract could be used as a safe, natural and valuable antioxidant to the meat food industry, apart from offering its functional health promoting benefits.

**Author Contributions:** P.M., A.K.D., M.P., P.K.N., P.J., F.J.B. and J.M.L. conceived the idea and participated with all authors in drafting the manuscript. P.M., A.K.D., S.B., B.M., A.S. and P.K.N., elaborated the samples and analysed it. They also participate in the data interpretation, review and editing of the manuscript.

**Funding:** The authors would like to thank the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and Director, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, UP, India for financial help to carry out this study. We thank Shalimar Hatcheries Limited for their help during this study.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
