Table 3.
Treatment (mixture)1 | Hardness (N) | Cohesiveness | Springiness | Chewiness (N) | |
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T1) | 100% NOR | 30.11 ± 1.57a | 0.78 ± 0.01a | 0.91 ± 0.01a | 21.45 ± 0.98a |
T2) | 67% NOR + 33% MIL | 28.64 ± 0.70a | 0.77 ± 0.01a | 0.83 ± 0.01a,b | 18.40 ± 0.56a,b |
T3) | 67% NOR + 33% SEV | 27.97 ± 1.10a,b | 0.75 ± 0.01a,b | 0.81 ± 0.02b | 16.88 ± 0.89b,c |
T4) | 33% NOR + 67% MIL | 28.13 ± 1.46a,b | 0.76 ± 0.01a,b | 0.85 ± 0.01a,b | 18.00 ± 0.90a,b |
T5) | 33% NOR + 67% SEV | 23.43 ± 0.87b,c | 0.75 ± 0.01a,b | 0.81 ± 0.02b | 14.28 ± 0.83c,d |
T6) | 100% MIL | 20.55 ± 1.24c | 0.74 ± 0.01a,b | 0.79 ± 0.02b | 12.10 ± 0.94d |
T7) | 67% MIL + 33% SEV | 19.14 ± 1.21c,d | 0.74 ± 0.01a,b | 0.80 ± 0.02b | 11.33 ± 0.69d,e |
T8) | 33% MIL + 67% SEV | 18.62 ± 0.56c,d | 0.75 ± 0.02a,b | 0.81 ± 0.03b | 11.29 ± 0.51d,e |
T9) | 100% SEV | 14.56 ± 0.50d | 0.71 ± 0.01b | 0.78 ± 0.02b | 8.09 ± 0.45e |
a-eMeans ± SEM with no common superscripts within a column differ significantly (P < 0.05).
MIL, mild WB meat; NOR, normal breast meat; SEV, moderate or severe WB meat.