Table 3. Meat quality traits of grain-fed and grass-fed beef from Hanwoo, American, and Australian crossbred cattle

Hanwoo Beef(grain-fed) Hanwoo Beef(grass-fed) American Beef(grain-fed) Australian Beef(grass-fed)
Muscle pH 5.60±0.06B 5.69±0.05AB 5.65±0.12AB 5.72±0.07A
CIE L* 41.64±2.52A 34.01±2.00B 35.05±0.96B 35.37±1.08B
CIE a* 23.33±0.99A 20.39±1.55B 24.40±1.70A 22.04±3.00AB
CIE b* 5.73±1.03AB 7.44±0.61A 6.24±0.97A 4.30±2.02B
Chroma 24.03±1.20AB 21.70±1.62B 25.19±1.87A 22.49±3.30AB
Hue 13.66±1.85B 19.96±1.04A 14.18±1.29B 10.54±3.85C
Drip loss (%) 0.72±0.21C 1.68±0.27AB 1.57±0.28B 1.98±0.2A
Cooking loss (%) 20.16±1.37B 23.01±2.87A 22.32±1.21AB 23.84±1.23A
Shear force (kg/cm2) 2.01±0.42B 4.11±1.03A 3.92±0.87A 4.97±0.60A
Collagen (g/100g) 0.89±0.21C 1.27±0.20B 1.34±0.16B 1.86±0.15A