Table 2. pH, salinity and color of crust derived from dry-aged Holstein and Hanwoo loin

Traits Dry aging crust SEM1) Statistical analysis
Holstein Hanwoo t-value p-value
pH 5.44 5.67 0.08 −22.30*** <.0001
Salinity (%) 1.20 0.80 0.15 Infty*** <.0001
Color
 CIE L* 54.26 37.82 6.13 77.50*** <.0001
 CIE a* 15.90 12.87 2.00 1.63ns 0.1534
 CIE b* 12.38 2.08 3.86 26.70*** <.0001
All values are mean.
n = 2.
p < 0.001.
ns, non-significant.