Table 6. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances contents of thawed pork neck and chicken leg meat according to various freezing temperatures and storage periods

TBARS (mg malondialdehyde/kg)
Sample Storage temperature (°C) Storage period (mon)
Control 0.5 1 3 4 5 6
Pork neck −18 0.289±0.02a 0.261±0.03abc 0.219±0.01cB 0.222±0.04bc 0.255±0.01abc 0.257±0.01abc 0.263±0.02ab
−50 0.289±0.02a 0.298±0.04a 0.243±0.01bcA 0.216±0.01c 0.223±0.03bc 0.253±0.02abc 0.263±0.02ab
−60 0.289±0.02a 0.288±0.02a 0.255±0.01abA 0.231±0.03b 0.253±0.03ab 0.251±0.02ab 0.228±0.02b
Chicken leg meat −18 0.26±0.02 0.27±0.03 0.23±0.02 0.22±0.02 0.27±0.02A 0.27±0.02 0.29±0.03A
−50 0.26±0.02b 0.28±0.07b 0.28±0.06b 0.24±0.02b 0.25±0.03bAB 0.26±0.02b 0.26±0.01bB
−60 0.26±0.02b 0.25±0.02b 0.29±0.04b 0.23±0.02b 0.23±0.02bB 0.24±0.02b 0.24±0.00bC
Means with different letters within the same storage temperature are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means with different letters within the same storage period are significantly different (p<0.05).
TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.