Table 3. Volatile basic nitrogen (VBN, mg/100 g) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS, mg MDA/kg) of pork loin, beef loin and chicken breast with various wet aging periods

Traits Samples Wet aging period (week)
0 1 2 3 4
VBN (mg/100 g) Pork loin 2.76±0.13b 2.99±0.13ab 3.21±0.13a 3.02±0.11a 2.84±0.13a
Beef loin 2.91±0.09a 2.91±0.18a 2.91±0.00a
Chicken breast 2.76±0.47c 3.88±0.34b 6.42±0.13a
TBARS (mg MDA/kg) Pork loin 0.22±0.00b 0.24±0.02a 0.23±0.00a 0.29±0.00ab 0.30±0.02a
Beef loin 0.26±0.01b 0.27±0.01ab 0.28±0.03ab
Chicken breast 0.23±0.00b 0.25±0.00a 0.25±0.01a
All Values represented as mean±SD.
Values in a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05).
MDA, malondialdehyde.