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.