Table 5. Texture-profile analysis of pork from pigs fed diets containing palm kernel meal
Level of palm kernel meal (%) | Storage (d) | SEM1) |
|
0 | 3 | 7 |
Hardness (N) |
0 | 34.19 | 34.09 | 36.79a | 1.096 |
4 | 37.14x | 33.15xy | 29.98by | 1.693 |
8 | 33.20 | 30.38 | 31.60b | 1.220 |
12 | 33.23 | 32.48 | 32.30b | 1.284 |
SEM2) | 1.334 | 1.497 | 1.176 | |
Adhesiveness (Nmm) |
0 | 0.77a | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.057 |
4 | 0.60b | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.028 |
8 | 0.67ab | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.035 |
12 | 0.60b | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.048 |
SEM | 0.032 | 0.050 | 0.046 | |
Chewiness (Nmm) |
0 | 11.26 | 12.09 | 10.40a | 1.605 |
4 | 12.65 | 11.85 | 8.85ab | 1.357 |
8 | 9.08xy | 10.42x | 7.61by | 0.636 |
12 | 10.05 | 10.55 | 7.94b | 1.459 |
SEM | 1.481 | 1.604 | 0.669 | |
Springiness (mm) |
0 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.36a | 0.118 |
4 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.35a | 0.030 |
8 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.33ab | 0.031 |
12 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.31b | 0.030 |
SEM | 0.104 | 0.040 | 0.009 | |