Table 1. Physicochemical properties of sous-vide pork ham with various curing agents

Traits CN CS BR BT
pH 6.35±0.07a 6.24±0.03b 6.06±0.03d 6.13±0.02c
Salinity (%) 1.15±0.10b 1.24±0.08ab 1.26±0.05ab 1.30±0.14a
Curing yield (%) 115.13±1.01ab 111.23±0.89b 111.24±0.27b 115.94±1.34a
Cooking yield (%) 72.68±1.34b 71.97±1.46b 72.26±1.72b 76.50±0.59a
All values are mean±SD.
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
CN, control nitrite-pickling salt; CS, control salt; BR, treatment brine; BT, treatment bittern.