Table 2 Proximate composition of standard and sow pork
Items (%) | Standard pork | Sow pork |
Loin | Tenderloin | Hind legs | Loin | Tenderloin | Hind legs |
Moisture | 71.72±0.31bc | 73.78±0.24b | 71.23±0.19c | 75.73±0.36a | 74.81±0.30a | 72.80±0.30b |
Protein | 23.65±0.30b | 22.61±0.32c | 25.10±0.30a | 20.69±0.24d | 22.86±0.23c | 23.49±0.26b |
Fat | 2.91±0.18a | 2.23±0.08c | 2.34±0.04b | 1.89±0.10d | 1.48±0.09d | 2.34±0.05b |
Ash | 1.05±0.03ab | 0.97±0.06b | 1.12±0.05a | 0.95±0.05b | 0.99±0.03b | 1.01±0.03b |
a–e Means with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).