Table 1. Proximate composition (%), pH, and meat color of drycured ham from Berkshire and LYD pigs
| Breed |
Berkshire | LYD |
Moisture | 39.33 ± 0.62b | 54.83 ± 0.96a |
Crude protein | 39.96 ± 0.88a | 35.04 ± 0.95b |
Crude fat | 14.40 ± 3.21a | 7.03 ± 0.91b |
Crude ash | 7.43 ± 0.29a | 6.09 ± 0.03b |
pH | 6.00 ± 0.01b | 6.09 ± 0.01a |
CIE L* | 32.37 ± 1.90b | 35.48 ± 0.37a |
CIE a* | 15.29 ± 1.36 | 16.55 ± 1.09 |
CIE b* | 7.98 ± 0.12b | 8.71 ± 0.12a |
All values are mean ± standard deviation (n=10).
Means with different letters within a same row differ significantly, (p < 0.05).
LYD, Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc.