Table 2. The physicochemical traits of five different meat cuts from KNBG

Items Cuts SEM1)
Loin Hind leg Neck Rib Foreleg
CIE L* 32.48abc 31.06bc 30.47c 34.64a 34.04ab 0.90
CIE a* 18.84 18.08 19.39 20.35 19.49 1.00
CIE b* 5.20 4.77 7.13 6.72 6.51 0.88
pH 6.21b 6.37ab 6.63a 6.23b 6.56a 0.08
Cooking loss (%) 11.22b 11.20b 14.37a 14.93a 12.86ab 0.74
Shear force (kg.f) 4.81 6.04 5.60 5.93 4.31 0.90
n = 5.
Mean values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
KNBG, Korean native black goat.