It should be noted, however, that pH and temperature have effects on such process as postmortem proteolysis,Ca-binding, and water-binding therefore the phenomena studied here are not the only postmortem factors affecting the tenderness of meat. Electrical stimulation can be used to increase the rate of the pH fall, but this will not necessarily produce more tender meat in fast chilled
muscles, although the pH is low before low temperatures have been reached. Tenderness would further benefit if the carcass are not cut before 48 h p.m. (Eikelenboom & Smulders, 1998; Taylor & Richardson, 1998). All evidence points to the fact that there is no single factor explaining/controlling the tenderness of meat.