The results of this study showed that calcium
chloride treatment was effective in increasing WHC
of meat, hence reducing both cooking loss and shear
force. On the contrary, immersion meat with citric
acid solution failed to improve cooking yield and
shear force. No synergistic effect on meat quality
was observed with the combination of citric acid
and calcium chloride marination. Even though meat
marinated with calcium chloride was rated more
tender than unmarinated meat, but the values on
shear force and total acceptability suggested that the
marinated meat remained under the tough category.
Therefore, further studies are needed to achieve an
acceptable level of tenderness from meat of culled
cow.