BEEF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BALI AND WAGYU CATTLE

Abstract

A research has been done in order to determine a physical characteristics i.e water holding capacity, acidity level (pH), and cooking loss of beef from bali and wagyu cattle which were sold in supermarkets around Denpasar. The sampels used in this study were 15 rib eye part of bali and 15 of the wagyu beef respectively, the sampels from both types were tested on the water holding capacity parameter, the acidity level, and cooking loss. The data were analyzed by qualitative descriptive analysis. The result showed that, the bali beef contained 66.13 % water holding capacity, 5.75 of acidity level and 31.74 % of coking loss, whereas the wagyu beef contained 63.84 % water holding capacity, 5.20 of acidity level and 32.29% of cooking loss.