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. 2020 Apr 30;40(3):474–483. doi: 10.5851/kosfa.2020.e26

Table 1. pH and color of loin and tenderloin ham in standard and sow pork.

Items Treatment t-value Treatment t-value
Standard loin Sow loin Standard tenderloin Sow tenderloin
Non-cooked pH 5.79±0.13 6.18±0.16 5.44*** 6.02±0.06 6.21±0.10 4.53***
CIE L* 43.87±2.53 38.05±2.38 –5.80*** 40.58±2.23 38.00±1.87 –3.06**
CIE a* 4.26±0.44 5.19±0.77 3.69** 6.36±1.39 8.78±1.56 3.99***
CIE b* 12.19±2.70 8.00±1.15 –4.93*** 8.98±1.14 7.15±1.04 –4.09***
Cooked pH 5.83±0.12 6.10±0.24 2.95** 6.07±0.05 6.23±0.12 3.75**
CIE L* 71.54±1.73 64.05±3.53 –6.58*** 68.47±2.04 59.69±0.25 –13.79***
CIE a* 5.47±1.10 7.68±1.79 3.63** 6.01±1.04 8.03±1.42 3.95***
CIE b* 12.47±1.58 10.60±1.51 –2.96** 10.95±1.01 10.05±0.82 –2.35NS

All values are mean±SD.

NS not significant, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.