Table 1 DL and RW measurements of porcine longissimus lumborum for three quality classes

Methods	Load (kg)	Quality class
Methods	Load (kg)	PSE	RFN	DFD
RW	1.5	10.41^C±0.11	5.34^C±0.12	2.32^B±0.05
	2.0	11.11^B±0.11	5.89^B±0.10	2.47^B±0.05
	2.5	12.26 ^A±0.12	6.33^A±0.11	2.82^A±0.06
	3.0	12.43^A±0.11	6.37^A±0.12	2.85^A±0.07
	3.5	12.34^A±0.15	6.36^A±0.11	2.84^A±0.05
DL		10.65±0.16	3.54±0.11	1.72±0.07

^A–C Means with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
PSE, pale, soft, and exudative; RFN, reddish-pink, firm, and nonexudative; DFD, dark, firm, and dry; RW, released water %; DL, drip loss %.