Table 3. Meat quality traits of Samgyetang breast influenced by enzymatic hydrolysis pre-treatment

Variables Treatments SEM p-value
Control FS NBG HBG
pH 6.19b 6.44a 6.13b 6.41a 0.04 <0.05
Shear force (kgf) 2.29a 1.19b 1.92a 1.25b 0.07 <0.05
WHC (%) 69.65 68.22 70.84 69.19 0.11 0.15
Cooking loss (%) 38.15 38.09 37.91 38.45 0.34 1.12
Mean values within the same rows with the different superscripts are significantly different among treatments (p<0.05).
Control, conventional Samgyetang made without addition of black garlic extract and receiving no hydrolyzation; FS, Samgyetang that was hydrolyzed with flavorzyme before retorting; NBG, Samgyetang made with the addition of black garlic extract without hydrolyzation; HBG, enzymatically hydrolyzed black garlic Samgyetang; WHC, water holding capacity.