Similarly, De Geer et al. (2009) reported that SB aging resulted in higher moisture content than D aging for shell loin steaks (lateral vertebral processes still intact). On the other hand, no difference in moisture content be-tween D and SB aged steaks was found by Ahnström et al. (2006). In our study, fat percentage was impacted by aging method in which D aged loins had higher (Pb0.05) fat percentage than SB aged loins because of greater moisture loss in D aged loins (Table 1). This finding is in line with the results of De Geer et al. (2009)who reported higher fat content for D aged loins as compared to SB aged strip loins. After cooking, there was no difference (P>0.05) in moisture content due to aging method. As expected, higher endpoint temperature resulted in lower (Pb0.0001) moisture content (Table 1).