For chemical analysis, the muscle and fat fractions from three of the same cuts were grouped together as composite samples of muscle and composite samples of fat. These fractions were cubed, minced twice (5 mm, then 3 mm mesh plates), vacuum sealed and frozen. The samples were freeze dried and sent for chemical analysis (moisture, protein, ash and lipid) at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Analytical Laboratory and the NutriLab Laboratory at the University of Pretoria