Table 1. The effect of injection treatments on the quality traits of the Longissimus lumborum muscle.

Traits	Treatment			SEM	F-value
	NaCl	CaCl2	ZnCl2
Pre-injection weight (g)	246.2	250.3	249.8	0.85	2.49
Post-injection weight (g)	266.1	270.5	268.8	0.63	2.27
Injection yield (%)	108	108	107	0.18	1.61
Weight after aging (g)	246	245.7	246.7	3.6	0.02
Weight loss after aging (%)	0.08	1.86	1.24	3.46	0.38
pH	5.47	5.52	5.46	0.002	2.11
WBSF (kgf)	2.33b	2.02b	3.70a	0.21	15.03**
CIE L*	43.29	42.00	44.80	4.46	1.76
CIE a*	18.66	19.68	19.79	1.17	1.31
CIE b*	16.71	16.91	17.58	0.83	1.01
Cooking loss (%)	15.94	15.71	16.17	2.42	0.09

^a,b Means within each row differ significantly when superscripts differ (p<0.05).

^** p<0.01.

WBSF, warner bratzler shear force.