Table 1. Change in tempering rate, drip loss, cooking loss, and water holding capacity of cylindrical pork loin treated with different tempering conditions
Parameter | Tempering treatment |
|
Control | FC | WI | Curved-electrode RF |
|
4°C | 20°C | 4°C | 20°C | 1000 W | 1500 W |
Tempering rate (°C/min) | - | 0.03±0.01c1 | 0.08±0.02c | 0.11±0.03c | 0.23±0.03c | 2.04±0.30b | 4.18±1.50a |
Drip loss (%) | - | 1.88±0.32bcd | 2.14±0.26bc | 2.83±0.99b | 6.33±2.22a | 0.16±0.03d | 0.46±0.21cd |
Cooking loss (%) | 28.03±1.67c | 33.50±0.50a | 31.67±1.46ab | 31.93±2.51ab | 29.90±0.56bc | 31.93±1.17ab | 32.30±2.5ab |
Water holding capacity | 70.89±2.52a | 66.11±4.88b | 57.86±1.95d | 65.78±2.27b | 60.00±3.24cd | 65.56±0.84b | 64.56±1.17bc |