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Spent broiler hen meat is sold at a lower price, owing to its poor texture and lower acceptability, in comparison with broiler meat. The tenderization of spent hen meat using kiwi and pineapple extracts will encourage meat processors to use this less expensive meat as a new source of raw materials for the production of different chicken meat-derived products, particularly when solving the problem associated with a great shortage of raw chicken meat materials. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of kiwi extracts (5 and 7%), pineapple extracts (5 and 7%), and a combination between the two (5% kiwi and 5% pineapple) on the structural changes, electrophoretic pattern, and quality attributes of spent hen meat patties. The results demonstrated that all extract-treated meat patties exhibited a significant decrease in collagen content and shear force value, a significant increase in collagen solubility percentage, and significant improvements to all sensory attributes, in contrast to their counterpart control samples. Additionally, a non-significant change in lightness and yellowness values and a significant increase in redness value were observed in all extract-treated specimens. Moreover, the treatment of spent hen meat patties with kiwi and pineapple extracts resulted in marked degenerative changes of the muscle fiber and connective tissue, as well as a decrease in protein bands, with subsequent enhancement in tenderness. The effect was more highlighted in specimens treated with pineapple extracts (7%) and with kiwi (5%) and pineapple extracts mixture (5%).