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V Válková1, A Saláková, H Buchtová
1Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Instrumental, chemical and sensory parameters of cooked pork ham were evaluated. Principal component analysis was carried out on the basis of the instrumental variables related to colour and texture. The four PCs account for almost 94% of the total variance in the data set. The PCA only separated 3 hams with a(∗)>10. Hardness was correlated with non-collagen muscle protein (P⩽0.01), gumminess (P⩽0.01) and ash (P⩽0.05). Sensory evaluated tenderness showed positive significant correlation with L(∗) (P⩽0.01). The most important colour parameter seems to be a(∗), which was negatively correlated with sensory evaluated parameter colour (P⩽0.01). The PCA performed on all parameters (sensory, chemical and textural) discriminated two groups of hams differing in non-collagen muscle protein content and hardness.
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