Table 5. Textural properties of meat analog in relation to beef and pork

Parameter Treatment
Beef Pork MA p-value
Hardness (N) 76.66±1.65c 55.23±1.84b 20.23±1.23a 0.000
Gumminess (N) 13.50±0.77c 6.92±0.82b 3.44±0.85c 0.000
Cohesiveness 0.40±0.038 0.44±0.40 0.37±0.04 0.813
Chewiness (mJ) 6.37±0.46b 3.27±0.17a 1.98±0.48a 0.001
Springiness (mm) 0.48±0.01 0.52±0.23 0.50±0.02 0.715
Data are means±SE.
Means with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different (p<0.05).
MA, meat analog.