Table 4. Effect of different aging temperature on Hunter color values of beef treated by electron beam irradiation

Storage (d) Temperature (℃) L* a* b*

Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM1) Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM Control Irradiated (2 kGy) SEM
0 - 39.58 42.99 0.91 21.51x 18.90y 0.45 7.28 6.92 0.35
5 2 41.16x 37.12by 0.53 20.58 19.16 0.73 6.69x 4.55y 0.55
10 40.93x 39.15ay 0.45 20.46x 19.45y 0.21 6.91x 5.35y 0.24
25 39.70x 38.14aby 0.47 20.56x 19.21y 0.23 5.65 5.36 0.16
SEM 0.52 0.43 0.58 0.28 0.44 0.24
10 2 42.27 42.37a 1.48 21.31abx 19.75by 0.46 7.94x 5.37y 0.28
10 41.70x 39.60by 0.39 21.73ax 20.35aby 0.38 8.31x 5.42y 0.09
25 44.00x 37.24cy 0.91 20.18b 21.24a 0.38 7.92x 5.51y 0.09
SEM 1.33 0.59 0.42 0.39 0.23 0.11