Table 2.
Effect of finishing system (pasture vs feedlot) and level of marbling on trained panel scores for flavor and ‘blind’ and ‘informed’ consumer scores for acceptability (n=8 loins per treatment).
From
Morales
et al.
(2013)
Pasture
Feedlot
p
-value
Low marbling
High marbling
Low marbling
High marbling
Trained panel Flavor
1
4.5
b
4.9
a
4.4
b
5.4
a
0.031
Consumer - Blind accceptability
2
4.9
ab
4.9
ab
4.6
b
5.2
a
<0.001
Consumer - Informed acceptability
3
5.4
a
5.3
a
5.0
b
5.2
ab
0.003