Table 1.
Proximate composition of porcine skeletal muscles.
| Measurements | Muscles1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTL | PM | SM | ST | |
| Moisture (%) | 71.82 ± 0.25c | 74.76 ± 0.39a | 73.25 ± 0.62b | 73.83 ± 0.08b |
| Intramuscular fat (%) | 3.96 ± 0.39a | 1.91 ± 0.29c | 3.14 ± 0.76ab | 2.78 ± 0.17b |
| Crude protein (%) | 22.91 ± 0.35 | 22.28 ± 0.16 | 21.16 ± 0.82 | 22.14 ± 0.37 |
| Crude ash (%) | 1.12 ± 0.15 | 1.07 ± 0.18 | 1.17 ± 0.35 | 1.20 ± 0.19 |
a–cMeans ± SE with different superscript within the same row are significantly different at P < 0.05.
1)LTL, M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum; PM, M. psoas major; SM, M. semimembranosus; ST, M. semitendinosus.