Table 3. Characteristics of techniques used after slaughter for meat tenderness improvement

Muscle/part name Aging Results Reference
M. longissimus thoracis Wet (4°C) 10 day Shear force decreased by 58% Cooking loss decrease by 20% Ali et al. (2021)
M. longissimus lumborum Wet (2°C) 14 day Shear force decreased by 58% Cooking loss decrease by 8% Shi et al. (2020)
M. longissimus lumborum Wet (1°C) 14 day Shear force decreased by 23% Cooking loss decrease by 4% Moczkowska et al. (2017)
Sirloin Wet (2°C) 28 day Shear force decreased by 42% Cooking loss decrease by 3% Kim et al. (2019)
Sirloin Wet (4°C) 60 day Shear force decreased by 51% Kim et al. (2022)
Loin Wet (4°C) 21 day Sarcomere length increased by 13% Shear force decreased by 48% Cooking loss decrease by 6% Cho et al. (2016)
Striploin Wet (4°C) 21 day Sarcomere length increased by 16% Shear force decreased by 49% Cooking loss decrease by 3% Cho et al. (2016)
M. biceps femoris Wet (4°C) 10 day Shear force decreased by 15% Cooking loss decrease by 4% Ali et al. (2021)
M. biceps femoris Wet (2°C) 14 day Shear force decreased by 19% Cooking loss decrease by 4% Moczkowska et al. (2017)
Bottom round Wet (4°C) 21 day Sarcomere length increased by 1% Shear force decreased by 42% Cooking loss decrease by 3% Cho et al. (2016)
Rump Wet (2°C) 28 day Shear force decreased by 32% Cooking loss decrease by 2% Kim et al. (2019)
M. longissimus lumborum Dry 28 day Shear force decreased by 25% Cooking loss decrease by 14% Jose et al. (2020)
Sirloin Dry 28 day Shear force decreased by 41% Cooking loss decrease by 28% Kim et al. (2019)
Sirloin Dry 60 day Shear force decreased by 10% Kim et al. (2022)
Ribeye Dry 21 day Hardness decreased by 79% Bulgaru et al. (2022)
Butt Dry 28 day Shear force decreased by 34% Cooking loss decrease by 16% Kim et al. (2019)
Rump Dry 28 day Shear force decreased by 34% Cooking loss decrease by 18% Kim et al. (2019)