Table 2. Comparison of the iELISA developed in this study with other commercial kits

Variable Commercial kit No. 11) Commercial kit No. 2 Commercial kit No. 3 This study
Detection technique Lateral flow assay Lateral flow assay Sandwich ELISA Indirect ELISA
Target Raw meat, processed meat, fat, oil, gelatin, prior sending Porcine serum albumin Cooked pork meat TSSP in pork fat
Step required 2 2 4 5
Limit of detection 1%–2% 0.5% 1% 0.015%
Commercial kits No. 1: Porcine Trace Rapid Test Kit Fat (#RHAL01-03-020) by 7FoodPillars, No. 2: XEMATest Pork fat/blood (#X316) by XEMATest, and No. 3: ELISA-TEK™ Cooked Meat Pork Species Kit (#510621) by R-Biopharm AG.
iELISA, indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; TSSP, thermal stable-soluble protein.