Table 4. Effect of different aging temperature on thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS, mg malonedialdehyde/kg meat) values of pork shoulder treated by electron beam irradiation

Storage (days) Temperature (°C) TBARS (mg malonedialdehyde/kg meat)
Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM1)
0 0.22 0.24 0.01
2 2 0.28c 0.30b 0.01
10 0.32b 0.31b 0.00
25 0.36a 0.38a 0.02
SEM2) 0.01 0.01
4 2 0.31b 0.31b 0.01
10 0.31b 0.33b 0.01
25 0.37a 0.38a 0.01
SEM2) 0.01 0.01
8 2 0.31c 0.33c 0.01
10 0.36by 0.40bx 0.01
25 0.41ay 0.44ax 0.01
SEM 0.01 0.01
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).
TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance.