Objective assessment of pork quality
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Exploring the Longissimus Muscle: Unraveling its Correlation with Meat Quality in Bos indicus and Crossbred Bulls
Published on: July 12, 2024
M D Garrido1, J Pedauyé, S Bañón
1Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, Spain.
Abstract:
Several objective methods for estimating pork quality were studied: internal light scattering (FOP), electrical conductivity (EC), pH, colour, water holding capacity (WHC), soluble proteins (SP), pigment content, intramuscular fat (i.m. fat), and moisture. The measurements were made on the Semimembranosus and Longissimus thoracis at 45 min and 24 h post mortem in some cases and on the Semimembranosus in others. Most of the measurements are significantly different between normal, PSE and DFD quality categories. There is a good correlation between pH values in both muscles: pH(45)SM-pH(45)LT (r=0.74) and pH(24)SM-pH(24)LT (r=0.71). At 45 min the correlation of EC with FOP and pH was r=0.56 and r=0.48 respectively. Lower correlations were found in other parameters. The results from principal component analysis (PCA) showed that the three first components explained 60.3% of the total variation and the most important variables for the first PC were pH(45) and EC(45).
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