Table 3. Moisture, cooking loss and releasing water content of HBM steaks compared to control (pork steak)

Parameters (%) Pork steak TAG TRC TCA TCP p-value
Moisture 71.12±0.07d 72.48±0.09c 74.19±0.04b 74.76±0.06a 74.10±0.06b 0.0001
CL 31.86±0.07a 16.39±0.02e 24.36±0.09c 23.71±0.02d 31.21±0.02b 0.0001
RW 11.23±0.02c 6.32±0.02e 17.28±0.02a 17.05±0.03b 8.28±0.01d 0.0001
Values are presented as mean±SEM.
Different superscript letters within the same row mean significantly different between treatments (p<0.05).
HBM, hybrid meat; TAG, treatment alginate paste; TRC, treatment carrot; TCA, treatment red cabbage, TCP, treatment chick pea; CL, cooking loss; RW, releasing water content.