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. 2017 Oct 31;37(5):716–725. doi: 10.5851/kosfa.2017.37.5.716

Table 2. Chemical components (%) and meat quality traits of eight major muscles from Hanwoo steer.

Traits Muscles1

LL PM SM ST GM TB RA SF
Fat (%) 13.67±0.86A 9.18±0.20C 6.29±0.47D 5.60±0.18DE 8.81±0.21C 6.23±0.17D 10.31±0.37B 4.90±0.17E
Moisture (%) 61.87±0.95D 64.10±0.50C 68.98±0.66B 69.32±0.49B 65.23±0.23C 69.56±0.52B 63.83±0.20C 71.09±0.29A
Myoglobin (%) 8.31±0.10D 11.41±0.37A 7.49±0.06E 7.56±0.08E 8.24±0.09D 8.98±0.18C 10.67±0.26B 11.87±0.32A
Collagen (%) 1.25±0.03D 1.31±0.03D 1.55±0.05CD 2.42±0.66AB 1.57±0.05CD 1.91±0.05BCD 2.14±0.07BC 3.06±0.20A
Color CIE L* 38.70±0.68A 37.67±0.48AB 36.70±0.26BC 35.12±0.21D 35.44±0.34D 35.05±0.41D 35.98±0.24CD 33.63±0.21E
CIE a* 19.91±0.35B 23.18±0.36A 17.50±0.19D 18.78±0.14C 20.31±0.26B 20.03±0.24B 22.56±0.27A 23.07±0.35A
CIE b* 8.57±0.19A 8.49±0.26A 7.31±0.21B 7.49±0.20B 7.08±0.28BC 6.91±0.22BC 8.27±0.16A 6.50±0.20C
Drip loss (%) 1.34±0.05D 1.29±0.03D 1.85±0.02A 1.59±0.03C 1.69±0.02B 1.74±0.02B 1.37±0.04D 1.35±0.02D
Cooking loss (%) 24.40±0.48D 23.16±0.30E 30.58±0.25A 28.47±0.34B 27.66±0.37B 28.28±0.45B 24.17±0.21D 26.03±0.25C
WBSF 2 (kg/cm2) 3.76±0.21D 2.97±0.11E 5.41±0.19B 6.02±0.26AB 5.57±0.12B 5.86±0.32AB 4.48±0.17C 6.40±0.20A
Sarcomere (µm) 2.15±0.04B 2.54±0.02A 2.05±0.04C 1.89±0.03D 1.91±0.03D 1.93±0.02D 2.15±0.03B 1.80±0.03E

A-EMeans±SE with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.01).

1LL, Longissimus lumborum; PM, Psoas major; SM, Semimembranosus; ST, Semitendinosus; GM, Gluteus medius; TB, Triceps brachii; RA, Rectus Abdominis; SF, Superficialis flexor

2Warner-Bratzler shear force