Table 3. Effect of different aging temperature on cooking loss of pork shoulder treated by electron beam irradiation

Storage (day) Temperature (°C) Cooking loss (%)
Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM1)
0 10.21 10.46 0.27
2 2 9.62 10.40b 0.67
10 13.02 13.24a 1.05
25 13.15 14.32a 0.95
SEM2) 1.03 0.77
4 2 15.07 14.52 0.94
10 15.83 15.22 1.21
25 18.00 16.85 0.87
SEM2) 0.87 1.12
8 2 18.77 19.80b 0.92
10 20.48y 24.86ax 1.16
25 21.88y 27.39ax 0.77
SEM 0.96 0.97
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).