Table 2. Drip loss of the pork meat thawed under different conditions

Thawing methods Drip loss (%)
Room temp-thawing (20°C, under air) 0.41±0.32b,1)
Low temp-thawing (4°C refrigerator, under air) 0.24±0.01b
Water thawing (20°C, under water in a vacuum bag) 1.16±0.14a
Microwave thawing (microwave-thawing, 260 W) 1.04±0.03a
Low pressure-tumbling (20°C, 0.015 bar, tumbling) 0.15±0.06b
Means with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05, a>b).