Table 2. Comparison of chemical composition of longissimus muscles of pigs in Korea
Traits | Duroc | Landrace | Yorkshire | Crossbred |
Moisture (%) | 72.85±1.73b | 75.18±0.97a | 74.50±0.97a | 74.24±1.58a |
Fat (%) | 2.83±0.97a | 1.46±0.40b | 1.86±0.66b | 1.85±1.03b |
Protein (%) | 22.56±1.18 | 22.28±0.92 | 22.51±0.90 | 22.80±2.10 |
Ash (%) | 1.14±0.11 | 1.06±0.12 | 1.11±0.12 | 1.09±0.16 |
pH (24hr) | 5.63±0.22ab | 5.76±0.31a | 5.65±0.30ab | 5.56±0.10b |
pH (14day) | 5.67±0.21ab | 5.72±0.24a | 5.64±0.23ab | 5.57±0.10b |
Collagen (g/100g) | 0.55±0.42 | 0.68±0.39 | 0.79±0.73 | 0.64±0.40 |
Myoglobin (mg/100g) | 2.00±0.51b | 2.22±0.77b | 2.06±0.74b | 2.83±0.57a |