Table 4. Changes in number, diameter, and area of the intracellular space of the cylindrical frozen pork loin microstructure exposed to different tempering treatments
Intracellular space parameter | Tempering treatment |
|
Control | FC | WI | Curved-electrode RF |
|
4°C | 20°C | 4°C | 20°C | 1000 W | 1500 W |
Number | - | 4.80±0.92b1 | 6.70±1.34a | 6.60±1.51a | 6.20±1.55a | 1.60±1.07c | 2.20±0.92c |
Diameter (μm) | - | 34.12±8.62ab | 28.17±8.80b | 35.11±9.34a | 20.92±3.41c | 17.14±3.64c | 20.27±4.85c |
Area (μm2) | - | 338.32±89.88a | 258.11±39.61b | 367.27±92.25a | 171.26±56.54c | 119.85±26.87c | 138.01±45.87c |