Table 1 Color values of marinated pork ham
| Variables | CIE L* | CIE a* | CIE b* | ΔE | NBS unit | Chroma |
| Control | 59.79±0.931)a | 7.11±0.81a | 10.56±0.30a | 0.00±0.00c | 0.00±0.00c | 12.74±0.50a |
| T1 | 53.76±0.48b | 5.35±0.25b | 7.60±0.35b | 6.95±0.52b | 6.40±0.47b | 9.30±0.20b |
| T2 | 52.89±1.91b | 4.48±0.19cd | 6.07±0.54c | 8.74±1.19a | 8.04±1.09a | 7.55±0.51c |
| T3 | 54.72±1.06b | 4.21±0.32d | 6.77±0.73bc | 7.01±0.94b | 6.45±0.86b | 7.97±0.79c |
| T4 | 54.06±0.48b | 5.19±0.29bc | 7.33±0.47b | 6.88±0.18b | 6.33±0.16b | 8.98±0.54b |
| F-value | 18.450*** | 20.488*** | 35.329*** | 66.842*** | 66.842*** | 42.935*** |
1) Values are mean±standard deviation.
Data with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different as analyzed by Duncan’s multiple-range test (p<0.05).
*** p<0.001.
Control, non-marinated; T1, 4°C for 1 h at 98.81% vacuum; T2, 4°C for 1 h without vacuum; T3, 20°C for 1 h at 98.81% vacuum; T4, 20°C for 1 h without vacuum; NBS, National Bureau of Standards.