fresh meat, while other sample aliquots were placed in both a 35 and 80 8C freezer for comparison between storage methods.Sample aliquots were stored in the two freezers and then tested at 2 mo intervals (2–12 mo). Samples were analyzed as frozen (not thawing previous to analysis). To assess if protein content was altered, the average protein content and RSD for each freezer type vs. fresh values were calculated.