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).
The values are the mean from eight replications.
FCY = Fermentation by culture yeast; FBAL = Fermentation by lactic acid bacteria, T0 = control, T1 = first treatment, T2 = second treatment.