Table 2. Changes in pH and water-holding capacity of pork loins treated ultrasound during wet and dry combined aging

Measurement Wet-dry aging period (d) SEM Contrast
0 7–3 7–7 14–3 14–7 21–3 21–7 AG US AG×US
C T C T C T C T C T C T C T
pH 5.74b 5.70cde 5.72bcd 5.69de 5.72bcd 5.67e 5.75ab 5.72a 5.78a 5.74bc 5.67e 5.68e 5.75ab 5.73bcd 0.04 <0.001 <0.001 0.092
Moisture 58.3bcd 59.1ab 58.1bcd 58.5abc 57.6cd 57.0d 59.2ab 59.8a 57.6cd 57.0d 57.9bcd 57.6cd 57.3cd 56.9d 1.33 <0.001 0.963 0.402
CL 23.81b 23.16bc 25.34a 25.11a 23.54f 21.56g 20.41e 25.32a 20.89de 22.24cd 21.27de 22.33cd 19.71e 19.68e 1.62 <0.001 0.003 <0.001
RW 11.63a 11.44a 7.64bc 6.89bcd 7.11bcd 6.82bcd 5.94de 6.43b 4.62ef 4.91ef 6.55cd 6.62cd 4.11f 4.42f 1.39 <0.001 0.299 0.056
Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different.
C, control; T, treatment; AG, aging; US, ultrasound.