Table 4. Relative area composition (%) of muscle fiber types in different pork cuts
| Belly | Boston butt | Loin | SEM1) |
Type Ⅰ | 24.52bx | 40.49aw | 11.16cy | 1.590 |
Type Ⅱ a | 11.51ay | 13.23ax | 6.41by | 1.470 |
Type Ⅱ x | 41.01aw | 35.22aw | 25.58bx | 2.415 |
Type Ⅱ b | 22.97bx | 11.07cx | 56.84aw | 2.953 |
SEM | 2.068 | 2.159 | 2.343 | |
n = 12.
Different letters within the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
Different letters within the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).