/ significantly affected by phosphate addition (p b 0.001 and p = 0.018 respectively). Thus, samples injected with phosphates showed higher pH values than those injectedwith distilled water. Such an effect of phosphate injection was not affected by phosphate level in cooked samples, since samples injected with either 0.4 or 0.2% phosphate brine showed no significant differences between them. The main effect of phosphate addition on pH was most likely due to the fact that both STPP and TSPP are alkaline salts and their addition to the slightly acidic meat leads to an increase in pH.