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.