Research Article

Effect of Storage Temperatures on the Moisture Migration and Microstructure of Beef

Table 1

LF-NMR-T2 analysis of beef three water populations over different storage temperatures.

Storage temperaturesP21 (%)P22 (%)P23 (%)

4°C1.47 ± 0.21b96.55 ± 0.34b2.46 ± 0.05a
−1°C1.70 ± 0.11a96.32 ± 0.27b1.98 ± 0.31b
−6°C1.42 ± 0.30b96.08 ± 0.93c1.50 ± 0.63c
−9°C1.36 ± 0.15bc97.18 ± 1.14a1.46 ± 0.17c
−12°C1.58 ± 0.05ab96.54 ± 0.35b1.28 ± 0.13d
−18°C1.37 ± 0.02bc97.26 ± 0.13a1.27 ± 0.09d

Note. The data in the table are the average value ± standard deviation; a, b, c, and so on in the same column express that there are significant differences between different treatment groups ().