Table 6. Texture properties of aged beef shoulder clod according to freezing and thawing method
Physical properties | Freezing-thawing method |
CAS1)-RWT2) | CAS-RT | GF-RWT | GF-RT |
Hardness Cycle 1 (N) | 5.67±1.593)b4) | 4.40±1.01b | 6.21±1.87b | 10.94±3.10a |
Hardness Cycle 2 (N) | 4.55±1.46b | 3.30±0.78b | 4.51±1.46b | 8.05±2.35a |
Adhesiveness (mJ) | 3.79±2.87a | 1.47±0.34b | 2.24±1.60ab | 1.65±0.95b |
Cohesiveness | 0.34±0.05a | 0.34±0.03a | 0.32±0.04a | 0.36±0.03a |
Springiness (mm) | 10.50±1.47a | 7.26±1.14b | 8.32±1.59b | 8.71±1.51b |
Chewiness (mJ) | 29.64±11.47a | 10.41±2.83b | 17.78±7.87b | 31.61±9.02a |
CAS: cells alive system freezing, GF: general freezing
RWT: running water thawing, RT: refrigeration thawing
Data are expressed as the means±standard deviation (SD).
Means±SD within the same row with different superscript letters differ significantly at p<0.05.