Table 2. Changes in the color of pork loins with various treatments and storage periods
| Treatment | Color (Storage period) |
0 d | 8 d | 16 d |
CIE L* | Refrigeration (+3°C) | 43.96±0.84D | 47.66±2.39Ba | 55.43±3.49Ax |
Supercooling | 43.96±0.84D | 47.78±0.68Ba | 46.26±1.12BCy |
Freezing (–3°C) | 43.96±0.84D | 42.40±2.28Db | 44.47±2.08CDyz |
Freezing (–18°C) | 43.96±0.84D | 43.73±3.48Db | 42.87±1.14Dz |
CIE a* | Refrigeration (+3°C) | 6.64±0.16ABC | 5.83±0.35CDb | 5.55±1.18Dy |
Supercooling | 6.64±0.16ABC | 7.49±0.58Aa | 7.21±0.26ABx |
Freezing (–3°C) | 6.64±0.16ABC | 6.63±1.46ABCa | 6.40±1.06BCDxy |
Freezing (–18°C) | 6.64±0.16ABC | 5.93±0.75CDb | 6.58±0.48ABCx |
CIE b* | Refrigeration (+3°C) | 2.98±0.65D | 4.95±0.34BCb | 4.83±1.12Cy |
Supercooling | 2.98±0.65D | 5.78±0.25Aa | 5.60±0.23ABxy |
Freezing (–3°C) | 2.98±0.65D | 5.59±0.86ABa | 5.76±0.96Ax |
Freezing (–18°C) | 2.98±0.65D | 5.00±0.36BCb | 4.89±0.09BCy |
ΔE | Refrigeration (+3°C) | | 4.43±2.68B | 11.75±3.54Ax |
Supercooling | | 4.86±0.51B | 3.62±0.81BCy |
Freezing (–3°C) | | 4.00±1.00BC | 3.60±1.12BCy |
Freezing (–18°C) | | 3.91±1.01BC | 2.42±0.57Cy |
Means with different letters within the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means with different letters within the 8-day data are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means with different letters within the 16-day data are significantly different (p<0.05).