| Curing brine injection level (%) | ||
0% | 30% | 35% | |
Actual injection level (%) | - | 29.51 ± 0.81b | 33.84 ± 0.68a |
Actual gum in product (%) | - | 1.99 ± 0.25a | 1.94 ± 0.22a |
Cook yield (%) | 70.55 ± 0.06c | 86.78 ± 0.55b | 88.33 ± 0.66a |
Extractable moisture (%) | 10.19 ± 0.16c | 12.97 ± 1.27b | 16.16 ± 0.94a |
Moisture content (%) | 65.38 ± 0.60b | 71.41 ± 0.44a | 72.03 ± 0.39a |
Ash content (%) | 1.22 ± 0.20c | 3.46 ± 0.15a | 2.76 ± 0.10b |
Protein content (%) | 27.40 ± 0.46a | 23.19 ± 0.65b | 22.19 ± 0.70c |
Fat content (%) | 0.63 ± 0.02a | 0.68 ± 0.06a | 0.52 ± 0.07a |