Table 5. Effect of different aging methods on sensory evaluation of different beef cuts

Traits (%) Beef cuts Non-aged Aging method SEM
Wet Dry
Juiciness Butt 2.72by 3.32aby 4.09a 0.288
Rump 3.22aby 2.63bz 3.86a 0.237
Sirloin 4.46x 4.05x 4.20 0.184
SEM 0.301 0.195 0.211
Tenderness Butt 2.57b 3.57axy 4.19a 0.202
Rump 3.11b 3.06by 4.02a 0.206
Sirloin 3.52 4.08x 4.38 0.246
SEM 0.256 0.219 0.174
Flavor Butt 3.25b 3.56ab 4.19ax 0.231
Rump 3.14 3.01 3.56y 0.161
Sirloin 3.61b 3.84b 4.43ax 0.165
SEM 0.183 0.215 0.164
Overall acceptability Butt 2.57cy 3.28by 4.08a 0.220
Rump 2.82y 3.06y 3.79 0.246
Sirloin 3.69bx 3.98abx 4.34a 0.143
SEM 0.205 0.192 0.225
SEM, standard error of the means (n=12).
Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).
Values with different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).