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.