Table 7 The significance of main effects and their interactions of marinated pork loin cooked between different cooking methods and microwave re-heating

Variable pH L* a* b* TBARS Cooking loss Re-heating loss Appearance Color Flavor Juiciness Chewiness Overall acceptability Shear force
Cooking method effect (H) *** ** ** *** *** * ** NS NS ** ** ** ** ***
Reheating effect (R) *** *** NS *** *** *** *** *** ** NS NS NS * ***
Interaction (H×R) *** ** ** *** *** ** ** NS NS NS NS * NS *
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
*** p<0.001.
TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance; NS, not significant.