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