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.