Table 5.
EUC (mg MSG/g) and umami taste (mV) of beef semitendinosus heated at different temperatures and times.
| Temperature | Control | 60 °C | 70 °C | SEM | P Temp (T) | P Time (t) | P T*t | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 6 h | 12 h | 6 h | 12 h | |||||
| EUC | 505.03 a | 330.84 b | 346.34 b | 444.05 ab | 532.92 a | 32.98 | <0.001 | 0.286 | 0.279 |
| *Umami | 2.40 b | 2.36 b | 2.35 b | 2.49 b | 2.73 a | 0.04 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.007 |
a–b Different superscript letters within the same row mean significantly different between treatments (p < 0.05). SEM: standard error of mean (n = 5). * Umami is referred to as the umami taste measured by the electronic tongue system. EUC: equivalent umami concentration.