Table 3. Effect of the lava water concentration and high-intensity ultrasound (HIUS) application on physicochemical characteristics of pork ham

Measurement Treatment Concentration SEM p-value
JSW3% JSW6% JSW18% Concentration Ultrasound C×U
Salinity Control 1.35cx 2.60b 4.05ay 0.11 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Ultrasound 1.20cy 2.55b 5.60ax
pH Control 6.15ay 5.90c 6.03bx 0.03 <.0001 0.1007 0.0002
Ultrasound 6.26ax 5.83c 5.98by
WBSF Control 3.90a 3.55b 3.39b 0.19 <.0001 0.4082 0.6756
Ultrasound 3.93a 3.45b 3.29b
Different letters within a row of lava water concentration indicate statistically significant differences at p<0.05.
Different letters within a column of high intensity ultrasound indicate statistically significant differences at p<0.05.
JSW, Jeju sea water; C, concentration; U, ultrasound; WBSF, Warner-Bratzler shear force.