Table 4. Sensory evaluation of Hanwoo bull beef during 21 d of aging at 2℃.
| Cut | Aging days | Tenderness | Juiciness | Flavor-likeness | Overall likeness |
| Tender loin | 0 | 5.28±0.09A | 3.94±0.21BC | 4.43±0.13A | 4.33±0.09A |
| 7 | 5.20±0.17A | 3.89±0.26ABC | 4.69±0.16A | 4.49±0.14A | |
| 14 | 5.07±0.12A | 3.85±0.16ABC | 4.47±0.13A | 4.36±0.14A | |
| 21 | 5.19±0.08A | 3.95±0.18CDE | 4.56±0.13A | 4.54±0.11A | |
| Loin | 0 | 3.15±0.33cCD | 4.04±0.34BC | 4.31±0.19ABC | 3.30±0.16cBC |
| 7 | 3.90±0.31bcB | 4.09±0.38ABC | 4.34±0.18ABC | 3.87±0.19bB | |
| 14 | 4.34±0.24abB | 4.39±0.25A | 4.43±0.23A | 4.33±0.16abA | |
| 21 | 5.08±0.14aAB | 4.64±0.17A | 4.57±0.15A | 4.69±0.14aA | |
| Striploin | 0 | 3.58±0.34bC | 4.21±0.18AB | 4.14±0.18ABC | 3.44±0.15bB |
| 7 | 3.63±0.25bBC | 4.22±0.23AB | 4.24±0.19ABC | 3.78±0.16abB | |
| 14 | 4.44±0.20abAB | 4.21±0.20AB | 4.29±0.19AB | 4.07±0.17aAB | |
| 21 | 4.58±0.19aB | 4.42±0.13AB | 4.24±0.20AB | 4.23±0.19aAB | |
| Chuck tender | 0 | 2.89±0.16bCD | 3.51±0.14C | 3.61±0.14C | 3.04±0.14abBCD |
| 7 | 2.38±0.08aE | 3.18±0.22C | 3.59±0.13D | 2.74±0.07bE | |
| 14 | 3.17±0.19aC | 3.65±0.14BC | 3.86±0.11B | 3.37±0.17aCD | |
| 21 | 3.39±0.18aC | 3.31±0.16D | 3.61±0.16BC | 3.27±0.10aD | |
| Oyster blade | 0 | 4.64±0.20B | 4.63±0.11A | 4.31±0.16AB | 4.47±0.12A |
| 7 | 4.72±0.15A | 4.56±0.18A | 4.53±0.09AB | 4.53±0.12A | |
| 14 | 4.49±0.16AB | 4.43±0.13A | 4.18±0.16AB | 4.24±0.16AB | |
| 21 | 4.80±0.11AB | 4.54±0.12A | 4.26±0.16AB | 4.22±0.18AB | |
| Top sirloin | 0 | 3.00±0.19bCD | 3.81±0.16C | 3.95±0.08ABC | 3.22±0.14bBCD |
| 7 | 3.35±0.24abBCD | 3.64±0.24BC | 4.00±0.15BCD | 3.49±0.20abBC | |
| 14 | 3.62±0.18abC | 3.89±0.14ABC | 4.20±0.17AB | 3.70±0.15abBC | |
| 21 | 4.02±0.18aC | 4.21±0.14ABC | 4.17±0.09ABC | 3.97±0.11aBC | |
| Top round | 0 | 2.37±0.22bD | 3.52±0.17BC | 3.83±0.13BC | 2.78±0.13bCD |
| 7 | 2.90±0.18bCDE | 3.28±0.19C | 3.71±0.11CD | 3.00±0.11abCDE | |
| 14 | 3.26±0.21aC | 3.74±0.14BC | 3.80±0.12B | 3.36±0.15aCD | |
| 21 | 3.43±0.17aC | 3.43±0.17D | 3.63±0.11C | 3.28±0.16aD | |
| Eye of round | 0 | 3.36±0.24C | 3.68±0.21BC | 3.92±0.16ABC | 3.40±0.19B |
| 7 | 3.35±0.21BCD | 3.50±0.11BC | 3.89±0.14CD | 3.41±0.12BCD | |
| 14 | 3.43±0.17C | 3.49±0.20C | 3.80±0.11B | 3.42±0.13CD | |
| 21 | 3.91±0.19C | 3.72±0.15CD | 4.00±0.14ABC | 3.71±0.12BCD | |
| Bottom round | 0 | 2.42±0.12bD | 3.64±0.15BC | 3.76±0.10BC | 2.74±0.12bD |
| 7 | 2.72±0.18bDE | 3.39±0.21BC | 3.78±0.11CD | 2.91±0.14bDE | |
| 14 | 2.96±0.30bC | 3.35±0.24C | 3.58±0.14B | 3.09±0.22abD | |
| 21 | 3.45±0.15aC | 3.61±0.16D | 3.85±0.14BC | 3.46±0.15aCD |
*Mean±SE.
a,bMeans in the same cuts among the aging days within the same category with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
A,BMeans in the same aging day among 9 cuts within the same category with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).