Table 2. Meat color (CIE) of 12 cuts from Hanwoo bull beef during 21 d of aging at 2℃
Cut | Aging days | Meat color
|
L* | a* | b* |
Tender loin | 0 | 34.07±0.76bAB | 17.08±0.60 | 7.16±0.50 |
7 | 38.02±0.98aAB | 21.55±3.07 | 8.08±0.32AB |
14 | 37.28±0.41aAB | 18.61±0.40 | 7.76±0.23 |
21 | 36.77±0.85a | 18.45±0.47 | 7.85±0.31 |
Loin | 0 | 33.12±0.83bAB | 16.46±0.75 | 6.37±0.72 |
7 | 36.00±1.07aB | 17.97±0.93 | 7.31±0.74AB |
14 | 36.41±1.28aAB | 18.11±0.96 | 7.20±0.83 |
21 | 36.17±1.41a | 18.09±0.98 | 7.31±0.79 |
Striploin | 0 | 32.06±1.01B | 16.69±0.96 | 6.581±0.94 |
7 | 35.08±0.74B | 17.79±0.81 | 7.17±0.73AB |
14 | 35.43±1.23AB | 18.64±1.02 | 7.91±0.85 |
21 | 35.93±1.17 | 18.23±0.70 | 7.65±0.77 |
Chuck roll | 0 | 33.38±0.61bAB | 18.37±0.60 | 7.78±0.65 |
7 | 36.41±0.61aB | 19.32±0.45 | 8.64±0.28AB |
14 | 36.11±0.61aAB | 18.92±0.69 | 7.51±0.36 |
21 | 36.19±0.65a | 19.15±0.42 | 7.79±0.37 |
Chuck tender | 0 | 33.40±0.63AB | 18.46±0.74 | 7.88±0.59 |
7 | 36.14±0.81B | 19.36±0.52 | 7.87±0.38AB |
14 | 35.14±0.58B | 18.72±0.22 | 7.02±0.19 |
21 | 35.03±0.84 | 18.63±0.62 | 7.05±0.50 |
Oyster blade | 0 | 32.63±0.40bAB | 17.88±0.38 | 6.49±0.29 |
7 | 34.37±0.68aB | 18.59±0.59 | 6.96±0.39B |
14 | 36.32±0.51aAB | 19.37±0.46 | 7.54±0.41 |
21 | 35.52±0.67a | 19.39±0.24 | 7.70±0.27 |
Short plate | 0 | 33.74±0.85bAB | 16.99±0.50b | 5.69±0.58b |
7 | 36.98±0.98aB | 18.74±0.57a | 7.70±0.54aAB |
14 | 37.39±0.45aAB | 19.62±0.47a | 7.89±0.33a |
21 | 37.80±0.89a | 19.05±0.48a | 8.06±0.48a |
Top sirloin | 0 | 32.01±0.62bB | 16.95±0.98 | 6.59±0.73 |
7 | 35.36±1.22aB | 18.59±0.91 | 8.35±0.82AB |
14 | 36.09±0.81aAB | 18.81±0.85 | 8.10±0.65 |
21 | 35.08±0.92a | 17.93±0.68 | 7.14±0.65 |
Top round | 0 | 34.09±0.70AB | 17.74±0.44 | 7.55±0.61 |
7 | 35.07±0.75B | 19.00±0.66 | 7.93±0.77AB |
14 | 36.22±1.16AB | 19.98±0.91 | 8.59±0.82 |
21 | 34.94±1.22 | 18.64±0.90 | 7.66±0.78 |
Eye of round | 0 | 35.86±1.07A | 17.45±0.91 | 8.29±0.83 |
7 | 40.48±1.52A | 17.78±0.55 | 9.12±0.69AB |
14 | 39.42±1.12A | 18.53±0.88 | 8.48±0.72 |
21 | 38.85±1.28 | 18.34±0.82 | 9.07±0.9 |
Bottom round | 0 | 34.21±1.06AB | 18.10±0.89 | 8.28±0.85 |
7 | 37.51±1.01AB | 19.39±0.57 | 8.90±0.51AB |
14 | 36.34±0.98AB | 18.37±0.50 | 8.35±0.52 |
21 | 34.62±1.04 | 18.34±0.75 | 7.55±0.65 |
Brisket | 0 | 34.17±0.68AB | 19.24±0.48 | 8.77±0.39 |
7 | 36.23±0.83B | 21.19±0.45 | 9.78±0.37A |
14 | 36.30±0.54AB | 20.10±0.92 | 8.98±0.52 |
21 | 35.57±0.85 | 20.88±0.36 | 9.39±0.26 |