Table 5. pH and aw of dry-aged pork loin ham treated with mustard extract at different ethanol concentrations

Traits Treatments Dry-aging periods (wk)
0 2 4 6
pH Control 5.76±0.06cA 5.82±0.02bA 5.83±0.00bA 5.96±0.04aA
MS25 5.76±0.05cA 5.75±0.04cB 5.81±0.01bB 5.85±0.01aB
MS50 5.75±0.03aA 5.75±0.02aB 5.75±0.02aC 5.76±0.02aC
MS75 5.76±0.04aA 5.75±0.03aB 5.75±0.02aC 5.75±0.02aC
aw Control 0.97±0.00aA 0.92±0.00bA 0.85±0.00cA 0.77±0.00dA
MS25 0.97±0.00aA 0.90±0.01bB 0.84±0.00cB 0.74±0.00dB
MS50 0.97±0.00aA 0.90±0.00cC 0.80±0.00cC 0.74±0.00dB
MS75 0.97±0.00aA 0.93±0.01bA 0.84±0.00cB 0.74±0.00dB
All values represented as mean±SD.
Means in the same column marked with different letters denote significant differences (p<0.05).
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.