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Table 2 Least square means of WBSF and TPA texture profile as a function of muscle and cooking temperature at different ageing days of Hanwoo steer muscles

From: Mechanical texture profile of Hanwoo muscles as a function of heating temperatures

Musclesǂ

Cooking temp

WBSF(kg)

Hardness(kg) Ψ

Springiness

Cohesiveness

Chewiness

3d

21d

3d

21d

3d

21d

3d

21d

3d

21d

Psoas major

55 °C

3.11

2.93ab

3.46b

3.71

0.82a

0.48b

0.01

0.01b

-0.02ab

−0.04

70 °C

3.99

2.64b

4.22ab

4.08

0.49b

0.41b

0.01

0.01b

0.005aX

−0.05Y

85 °C

4.51

3.40a

5.66a

4.41a

0.65ab

0.86a

0.02

0.03a

−0.10b

−0.1

Longissimus thoracis

55 °C

2.70c

2.59b

5.55

4.57

0.67

0.73

0.01b

0.01b

−0.02a

0.06a

70 °C

4.30b

2.63b

5.74

5.47

0.74

0.69

0.02b

0.01b

0.02a

0.06a

85 °C

5.06a

3.47a

5.86

4.92

0.84

0.79

0.04a

0.04a

−0.19b

−0.18b

Gluteus medius

55 °C

3.68b

3.73b

6.32

5.06

0.73

0.89

0.01b

0.01b

0.07a

0.11a

70 °C

4.56ab

3.30b

6.13

5.72

0.7

0.65

0.01b

0.02b

0.08a

0.04a

85 °C

5.09a

3.88a

5.52

6.01

0.79

0.96

0.03a

0.04a

−0.35b

−0.19b

Semimembranosus

55 °C

4.39b

3.65b

6.17b

6.33

0.94

0.99

0.01b

0.01b

0.16

0.27

70 °C

5.06b

3.29b

7.05ab

6.68

0.92

0.83

0.02b

0.01b

0.21

0.09

85 °C

5.84a

3.92a

8.49a

6.5

0.98

0.96

0.03a

0.04a

0.03

0.08

Biceps femoris

55 °C

5.96b

6.22a

8.12a

6.89b

0.96

1.05

0.01b

0.01b

0.19

0.29

70 °C

7.59a

4.79b

7.71b

7.55b

1.18X

0.97Y

0.02b

0.02b

0.48X

0.13Y

85 °C

7.93a

5.54a

8.69a

7.87a

1.24

1.28

0.04a

0.04a

0.46

0.36

Triceps brachi

55 °C

8.34

7.11a

9.56a

5.34b

1.01

0.77

0.01b

0.01b

0.29

0.11

70 °C

8.46

4.00b

8.96b

6.7b

0.89

0.97

0.01b

0.02b

0.12

0.09

85 °C

8

6.73a

9.32a

7.02a

1.24

1.14

0.04a

0.05a

0.58

−0.11

SEM

 

0.18

0.18

0.27

0.19

0.04

0.05

0.001

0.002

0.05

0.04

F value

 Muscle

 

23.63***

17.97***

18.54***

21.45***

9.07***

7.53***

2.81*

0.99

8.64***

4.23***

 Temperature

 

4.97**

10.75***

1.27

5.44**

2.45

7.21***

52.7***

77.9***

0.72

3.45*

 Muscle*Temperature

 

4.63***

3.25***

1.59

0.45

0.95

0.83

1.4

0.42

2.22*

0.96

  1. ǂPM, Psoas major; LT, Longissimus thoracis; GM, Gluteus medius; SM, Semimembranosus; BF, Biceps femoris; TB, Triceps brachi;
  2. a-cmeans within each column with different superscripts are significantly different
  3. X, Ymeans within each row with different superscripts are significantly different
  4. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05
  5. df, degrees of freedom
  6. ΨHardness: the peak force that occurs during the first compression, Springiness = Length 2/Length 1; Cohesiveness = Area 2/Area 1; Chewiness = Hardness x Springiness x Cohesiveness (Fig. 2)