Relationship between water-holding capacity and intramuscular fat content in Japanese commercial pork loin

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Keisuke Sasaki¹  Michiyo Motoyama¹  Genya Watanabe¹  Ikuyo Nakajima¹ 

[1] Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan;

关键词: Meat Quality;    Pork;    Water-holding Capacity;    Drip Loss;    Intramuscular Fat;    pH;   

DOI  :  10.5713/ajas.17.0640

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective The relationship between water-holding capacity (WHC) and intermuscular fat (IMF) was studied in Japanese commercial pork. Methods Longissimus muscles of pigs (n = 62), obtained from two meat packing plants, were analyzed for IMF content, moisture content, drip loss, cooking loss, and pH. Pairwise relationships among these traits were determined using correlation analyses. Results IMF content was significantly correlated with moisture content (r = −0.88; p<0.01) and pH (r = 0.32; p<0.05), but not with drip loss (r = −0.23; p = 0.07) or cooking loss (r = −0.10; p = 0.42). In contrast, drip loss was significantly (and negatively) correlated with pH (r = −0.57; p<0.01). Conclusion IMF content was not significantly correlated with WHC in pork, and so ultimately, we consider pH to be one of the most important factors influencing WHC in pork meat.

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