Table 2. Meat quality characteristics of Hanwoo and Vietnamese yellow cattle longissimus lumborum muscles
Item | Moisture (%) | Fat (%) | Protein (%) | pH | WHC (%) |
Hanwoo | 59.67±4.09b | 20.17±5.32a | 18.26±1.04a | 5.54±0.06b | 64.44±1.75a |
VYC | 71.79±1.37a | 3.52±0.53b | 19.47±6.03a | 5.89±0.06a | 60.70±2.28b |
Means within column with different superscripts are different at p<0.05.
WHC, water holding capacity; VYC, Vietnamese yellow cattle.