Table 2. Sarcomere length (μm) of ten major muscles from Hanwoo steers according to quality grade of carcass
Grade | Hanwoo major muscles1) |
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LT | LL | PM | SS | TB | SM | GM | RA | SF | IC |
1++ | 2.09±0.08BCab | 2.03±0.07BCD | 3.03±0.04A | 2.16±0.11BCa | 2.28±0.22Ba | 2.13±0.11BCa | 1.89±0.04CDb | 1.71±0.15D | 2.07±0.07BCa | 2.27±0.04Bb |
1+ | 2.17±0.08BCa | 2.10±0.08BC | 2.84±0.20A | 1.81±0.17Cb | 2.00±0.22BCab | 1.80±0.10Cb | 2.11±0.08BCa | 2.19±0.36BC | 1.87±0.06BCbc | 2.43±0.15ABab |
1 | 1.93±0.03BCbc | 2.00±0.06BC | 2.85±0.11A | 2.09±0.09BCab | 2.02±0.13BCab | 1.82±0.05Cb | 1.94±0.06BCab | 1.89±0.31BC | 2.04±0.08BCab | 2.27±0.10Bb |
2 | 1.89±0.04Ec | 1.96±0.02DE | 2.92±0.03A | 2.01±0.02Dab | 2.34±0.06Ca | 1.65±0.01Fb | 2.04±0.06Dab | 1.52±0.01G | 1.85±0.05Ebc | 2.67±0.04Ba |
3 | 1.89±0.04BCDc | 1.93±0.01BCD | 2.85±0.03A | 1.85±0.01BCDab | 1.74±0.16CDb | 1.62±0.17Db | 1.94±0.03BCDab | 2.17±0.27B | 1.77±0.03CDc | 2.13±0.12BCb |