Table 5 The sensory evaluation of wrap-packaged dry-aged beef during 7 days of storage1)

Traits Storage (day) SEM2)
0 3 5 7
Appearance 6.22 5.84 5.55 5.81 0.286
Odor 5.72a 5.45ab 4.95b 5.11ab 0.143
Taste 6.50a 5.78ab 5.08b 5.36b 0.231
Overall acceptance 6.11a 5.28b 5.11b 5.06b 0.130
1) 1, extreme dislike; 5, neither dislike nor like 9, extreme like.
2) Standard error of the means (n=12).
a,b Different letters within the same row indicate a significant difference (p<0.05).