Table 1. Muscle fiber characteristics of M. longissimus lumborum from four quality grades of Hanwoo steers

Traits	Quality grades

	1⁺⁺	1⁺	1	2
Fiber number (%)
Type I	35.04±0.48^A	34.22±0.58^A	32.34±0.22^B	30.48±0.28^C
Type IIA	17.34±0.16^A	17.22±0.37^A	16.54±0.40^A	15.48±0.24^B
Type IIB	47.62±0.52^C	48.56±0.83^C	51.12±0.59^B	54.04±0.13^A
Fiber area (%)
Type I	33.12±0.41^A	32.50±0.33^A	31.14±0.18^B	29.58±0.27^C
Type IIA	16.62±0.36^A	16.40±0.23^AB	15.60±0.29^BC	15.20±0.39^C
Type IIB	50.26±0.21^D	51.10±0.23^C	53.26±0.15^B	55.22±0.40^A