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