Table 2. Effect of different aging temperature on shear force values of pork shoulder treated by electron beam irradiation

Storage (day) Temperature (°C) Shear force values (kg·f)
Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM1)
0 2.17y 3.27x 0.18
2 2 1.83ay 2.25ax 0.07
10 1.83a 1.93b 0.08
25 1.58by 1.91bx 0.06
SEM2) 0.06 0.08
4 2 1.57y 1.90ax 0.08
10 1.48 1.63ab 0.12
25 1.47 1.44b 0.07
SEM2) 0.08 0.09
8 2 1.40 1.43 0.08
10 1.39 1.37 0.06
25 1.37 1.36 0.13
SEM 0.10 0.09
n=12,
n=24.
Values with different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).