Table 4. Proximate compositions of dry-aged pork loin ham treated with mustard extract at different ethanol concentrations

Traits (%) Treatments Dry-aging periods (wk)
0 2 4 6
Moisture Control 73.94±1.19a 60.59±0.55b 35.57±0.85c 26.48±1.32d
MS25 73.77±0.54a 60.78±0.77b 34.84±1.42c 26.12±1.04d
MS50 74.04±0.42a 59.68±1.22b 35.30±1.67c 26.53±0.49d
MS75 74.13±0.48a 60.24±1.02b 34.57±1.66c 26.20±0.46d
Protein Control 21.63±1.12d 35.20±1.02c 56.15±0.63b 65.62±1.15a
MS25 21.61±0.65d 34.92±1.78c 55.74±0.77b 64.95±0.77a
MS50 21.57±0.50d 35.34±1.40c 56.05±1.27b 65.16±1.74a
MS75 21.47±1.03d 34.29±1.23c 55.86±0.90b 65.26±1.73a
Fat Control 1.52±0.03d 2.72±0.05c 4.11±0.03b 5.79±0.74a
MS25 1.49±0.05d 2.71±0.04c 4.07±0.27b 5.71±0.88a
MS50 1.54±0.06d 2.70±0.08c 4.10±0.06b 5.65±0.97a
MS75 1.50±0.03d 2.73±0.04c 4.08±0.07b 5.41±1.23a
Ash Control 0.85±0.01d 1.98±0.08c 3.81±0.13b 5.98±0.40a
MS25 0.85±0.02d 2.02±0.05c 3.82±0.09b 5.88±0.28a
MS50 0.86±0.03d 2.04±0.06c 3.85±0.19b 5.82±0.19a
MS75 0.83±0.04d 2.03±0.07c 3.78±0.07b 5.93±0.18a
All values represented as mean±SD.
No significant differences were observed between the means in the same column.
Means in the same row marked with different letters denote significant differences (p<0.05).
Control, dry-aged pork loin ham without mustard extracts; MS25, dry-aged pork loin ham with mustard seed extracts with 25% ethanol; MS50, dry-aged pork loin ham with mustard seed extracts with 50% ethanol; MS75, dry-aged pork loin ham with mustard seed extracts with 75% ethanol.