Table 5. Effects of various vegetable powders on residual nitrite, nitrosyl hemochrome, total pigment, and curing efficiency of cooked pork products

Treatments Residual nitrite (ppm) Nitrosyl hemochrome (ppm) Total pigment (ppm) Curing efficiency (%) TBARS (mg MDA/kg)
Control 75.98±1.56A 41.47±0.16B 49.75±0.14B 83.37±0.51A 0.065±0.002B
CCP 34.73±1.82C 41.04±0.33B 50.32±0.17B 81.54±0.49B 0.085±0.006A
RP 40.08±2.46BC 41.47±0.39B 49.92±0.21B 83.05±0.49A 0.094±0.005A
SP 43.46±1.56B 45.34±0.26A 62.11±0.23A 73.00±0.34C 0.083±0.002A
All values are means±SE.
Means within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.
Control, 150 ppm sodium nitrite added; CCP, 0.4% Chinese cabbage powder added; RP, 0.4% radish powder added; SP, 0.4% spinach powder added.