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).