Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between instrumental tenderness parameters and histochemical characteristics in the porcine longissimus dorsi muscle, and to investigate a comparison between tenderness parameters such as the Warner-Bratzler shear-force (WBS) and texture profile analysis (TPA). A negative relationship between WBS and fiber area was observed. However, there was no significant relationship between hardness and muscle fiber area. The percentage of fiber type IIb exhibited a positive correlation with hardness. There was a negative relationship between the type IIa composition percentage and hardness. This study showed that some muscle fiber characteristics were related to WBS and TPA parameters, especially hardness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 965-970 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Food Science and Biotechnology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Muscle fiber
- Pork quality
- Tenderness
- Texture profile analysis
- Warner-bratzler shear-force
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology