Table 1. Collagen content (%) of ten major muscles from Hanwoo steers according to quality grade of carcass

Grade Hanwoo major muscles1)

LT LL PM SS TB SM GM RA SF IC
1++ 0.90±0.03Cc 0.77±0.02Dc 0.80±1.04Dc 1.04±0.05Bd 1.07±0.02Bc 1.03±0.02Bb 0.89±0.02Cd 1.03±0.01Bc 1.28±0.03Ac 1.09±0.03Bc
1+ 0.95±0.03Ec 0.79±0.02Fc 0.82±0.02Fc 1.15±0.05BCcd 1.12±0.01CDbc 1.04±0.01Db 0.92±0.02Ecd 1.07±0.02CDc 1.39±0.03Ab 1.22±0.05Bbc
1 1.07±0.04Eb 0.90±0.03Fb 0.91±0.02Fb 1.24±0.03Cbc 1.20±0.01CDb 1.12±0.02DEb 0.98±0.02Fc 1.16±0.01CDb 1.44±0.02Ab 1.34±0.06Bab
2 1.19±0.02EFa 1.11±0.03Fa 1.12±0.03Fa 1.36±0.04BCab 1.42±0.04Ba 1.24±0.03DEa 1.29±0.03CDEa 1.34±0.04BCDa 1.58±0.02Aa 1.38±0.05BCa
3 1.26±0.02DEa 1.09±0.04Fa 1.18±0.02EFa 1.46±0.04Ba 1.43±0.04Ba 1.32±0.06CDa 1.17±0.03EFb 1.38±0.02BCa 1.66±0.04Aa 1.47±0.03Ba