Items | CON | TRT1 | TRT2 | SEM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water holding capacity (%) | 48.40 | 49.67 | 50.94 | 3.54 | 0.881 |
Longissimus muscle area (mm2) | 6,552.39 | 6,853.80 | 6,861.49 | 377.80 | 0.809 |
Meat color | |||||
L* | 51.79 | 51.13 | 51.71 | 0.33 | 0.345 |
a* | 32.97 | 32.81 | 32.68 | 0.25 | 0.720 |
b* | 6.16 | 6.02 | 6.05 | 0.13 | 0.751 |
Cooking loss (%) | 32.25 | 31.86 | 30.74 | 0.39 | 0.070 |
Drip loss (%) | |||||
d1 | 7.86 | 7.76 | 7.50 | 0.43 | 0.837 |
d3 | 14.04 | 13.89 | 12.82 | 0.50 | 0.233 |
d5 | 19.66 | 19.51 | 19.31 | 0.19 | 0.463 |
d7 | 24.44 | 23.76 | 24.04 | 0.14 | 0.053 |
Sensory evaluation | |||||
Color | 3.16 | 3.13 | 3.31 | 0.20 | 0.778 |
Marbling | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.28 | 0.09 | 0.845 |
Firmness | 3.31 | 3.28 | 3.25 | 0.10 | 0.901 |