Table 2 PH values of marinade solutions and muscles before and after margination

Sample Marinade pH pH-before marination pH-after marination
C1 7.4c±0.04 6.7a±0.10 5.6b±0.02
LA1 2.0a±0.15 6.7a±0.08 4.7a±0.30
SL1 6.9b±0.00 6.6a±0.07 5.4b±0.06
C24 7.3c±0.16 5.5b±0.03 5.4b±0.33
LA24 2.1a±0.14 5.3b±0.10 4.7a±0.35
SL24 7.0b±0.42 5.5b±0.11 5.4b±0.16
a-c Means with the different letter in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
Sample denomination; C1, 2% NaCl injected at 1 h; LA1, 2% NaCl+0.5 M Lactic Acid injected at 1 h; SL1, 2% NaCl+0.5 M Sodium Lactate injected at 1 h; C24, 2% NaCl injected at 24 h; LA24, 2% NaCl+0.5 M Lactic Acid injected at 24 h; SL24, 2% NaCl+0.5 M Sodium Lactate injected at 24 h.