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. 2022 Sep 30;9(3):419–431. doi: 10.5455/javar.2022.i610

Table 4. Physical–chemical properties of the meat from male Bali Beef fed fermented pineapple peel.

Variablea Treatment Significance
T0 (Control)b T1 (FCY)b T2 (FBAL)b
Meat pH 5.5 ± 0.22A 5.6 ± 0.22A 5.4 ± 0.19A 0.334
Water-holding capacity (%) 32.15 ± 3.39A 34.71 ± 6.47A 36.10 ± 6.47A 0.460
Cooking loss (%) 33.93 ± 2.78B 31.39 ± 1.60AB 29.16 ± 0.73A 0.020
Tenderness/shear force (kg/cm2) 5.88 ± 0.16A 4.59 ± 0.36A 4.08 ± 0.19A 0.072
Collagen (%) 1.73 ± 0.37A 2.00 ± 0.61A 1.65 ± 0.29A 0.884
Crude protein (%) 22.46 ± 0.37A 22.51 ± 0.43A 22.99 ± 0.46A 0.152
Crude fat (%) 4.12 ± 0.82A 3.99 ± 0.98A 4.23 ± 0.036A 0.316
Water content (%) 72.81 ± 0.48A 73.01 ± 0.68A 72.98 ± 0.76A 0.931

Different superscripts (A, B, C, etc) in the same line indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).

a

The values are the mean from eight replications.

b

FCY = Fermentation by culture yeast; FBAL = Fermentation by lactic acid bacteria, T0 = control, T1 = first treatment, T2 = second treatment.