Table 3. Warner-Bratzler shear force (kg/m2) 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++ | 3.32±0.30BCab | 2.97±0.36Cb | 2.22±0.14Db | 3.88±0.14ABc | 4.44±0.28Ab | 3.98±0.11ABc | 3.62±0.34BCb | 3.50±0.22BCb | 4.59±0.11Ac | 2.90±0.16Cb |
1+ | 4.16±0.52ABCa | 2.86±0.43DEb | 2.06±0.27Eb | 5.08±0.24ABb | 5.25±0.45Aab | 4.67±0.20ABb | 3.94±0.20BCDb | 5.27±0.71Aa | 4.80±0.23ABbc | 3.24±0.14CDab |
1 | 2.93±0.28CDb | 2.69±0.45Db | 2.00±0.16Eb | 5.06±0.12ABb | 5.70±0.13Aa | 4.69±0.22Bb | 3.45±0.25Cb | 3.08±0.07CDb | 4.93±0.22Bbc | 3.38±0.11CDab |
2 | 3.86±0.21BCab | 4.33±0.43BCa | 2.52±0.11Db | 5.47±0.22Ab | 5.44±0.25Aa | 5.58±0.19Aa | 4.70±0.21ABa | 4.40±0.58BCab | 5.39±0.25Aab | 3.73±0.09Ca |
3 | 4.00±0.06DEa | 4.32±0.24CDa | 3.15±0.25Ea | 6.74±0.32Aa | 5.88±0.38ABa | 5.71±0.15Ba | 5.04±0.15BCa | 5.72±0.67Ba | 5.65±0.18Ba | 3.72±0.24DEa |