Table 4. Texture profile analysis on aged pork loin by aging methods during the aging period

Variable	0 d	10 d	20 d	30 d	40 d	LS
Hardness
Wet	2,487.40^c±873.64	3,332.87^b±681.75	3,446.20^ab±1,052.25	3,873.31^Aa±574.27	NA	^***
Normal	2,487.40^c±873.64	3,706.65^a±674.42	3,300.29^ab±830.20	3,179.10^Cb±757.39	NA	^***
Scoria	2,487.40^c±873.64	3,395.00^a±606.49	3,646.86^a±860.97	3,519.47^Ba±794.72	2,885.92^b±732.40	^***
LS	NS	NS	NS	^***	-
Adhesiveness
Wet	1.13±0.85	1.79^AB±1.39	2.14^A±2.02	1.70±1.17	NA	NS
Normal	1.13±0.85	1.17^B±0.56	1.12^B±0.94	1.01±0.54	NA	NS
Scoria	1.13^b±0.85	2.04^Aa±1.56	1.46^ABab±1.53	1.32^b±1.36	1.28^b±1.25	^**
LS	NS	^*	^*	NS	-
Resilience
Wet	0.12^a±0.03	0.10^b±0.02	0.10^Bb±0.02	0.10^Bb±0.02	NA	^*
Normal	0.12±0.03	0.10±0.02	0.13^A±0.03	0.17^A±0.19	NA	NS
Scoria	0.12^a±0.03	0.10^a±0.03	0.11^Ba±0.04	0.11^Ba±0.11	0.14^a±0.11	^**
LS	NS	NS	^**	^**	-
Cohesiveness
Wet	0.49±0.23	0.33±0.12	0.51±0.88	0.33^B±0.06	NA	NS
Normal	0.49^a±0.23	0.33^c±0.06	0.43^ab±0.09	0.41^Ab±0.08	NA	^***
Scoria	0.49^a±0.23	0.35^b±0.08	0.35^b±0.12	0.35^Bb±0.08	0.40^b±0.08	^***
LS	NS	NS	NS	^***	-
Springiness
Wet	6.21±1.74	6.38±1.39	6.24^A±0.74	6.09±0.57	NA	NS
Normal	6.21±1.74	5.98±0.90	6.00^AB±0.97	5.95±0.80	NA	NS
Scoria	6.21^a±1.74	6.08^ab±1.37	5.61^Bb±1.29	5.86^ab±0.75	5.96^ab±0.78	^*
LS	NS	NS	^**	NS	-
Gumminess
Wet	1,143.90±426.03	1,091.37±412.42	1,290.44±433.54	1,281.85±301.39	NA	NS
Normal	1,143.90±426.03	1,221.77±275.87	1,396.04±322.96	1,292.70±401.76	NA	NS
Scoria	1,143.90±426.03	1,184.78±385.55	1,236.88±415.71	1,234.73±359.48	1,116.96±319.57	NS
LS	NS	NS	NS	NS	-
Chewiness
Wet	72.92±48.02	72.49±44.94	79.40±28.17	77.61±23.97	NA	NS
Normal	72.92±48.02	71.83±20.67	82.19±23.67	76.62±27.92	NA	NS
Scoria	72.92±48.02	72.13±28.52	70.05±32.27	71.92±25.44	66.07±21.84	NS
LS	NS	NS	NS	NS	-

Mean±SD.
Means with different superscripts in the same column significantly differ.
Means with different superscripts in the same row significantly differ.
p<0.05;
p<0.01;
p<0.001.
Wet, wet-aging; Normal, dry-aging in normal Korean earthenware; Scoria, dry-aging in Jeju scoria earthenware; LS, level of significance; NA, not available; NS, not significant.