Table 2. Effects of dry-aging on quality characteristics in the boneless bovine gluteus medius and bone-in infraspinatus muscles from KNHS meat

Items Gluteus medius Infraspinatus SEM1) p-value
Un-aged Aged Un-aged Aged
CIE L* 36.84b 37.73b 42.15a 36.54b 0.779 0.0138
CIE a* 18.98 22.08 19.76 20.55 1.135 0.3592
CIE b* 6.21c 7.91bc 9.59ab 11.70a 0.792 0.0081
pH 5.39b 5.49ab 5.42b 5.56a 0.030 0.0239
WHC (%) 74.16b 96.72a 71.91b 94.34a 1.388 < .0001
n=12.
Mean values with different letters in row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
KNHS, Korean Native Hanwoo Steer; WHC, water-holding capacity.