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.