Table 3. Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r) between the physical parameters of sous-vided restructured goat steak
| Sous-vide loss | Surface shrinkage | CIE L* | CIE a* | h° | Shear force | Hardness | Gumminess |
Surface shrinkage | 0.874** | | | | | | | |
CIE L* | 0.704* | 0.613 | | | | | | |
CIE a* | −0.576 | −0.551 | −0.786* | | | | | |
h° | 0.723* | 0.715* | 0.709* | 0.782* | | | | |
Shear force | 0.937** | 0.809** | 0.765** | −0.790** | 0.687 | | | |
Hardness | 0.854** | 0.896** | 0.744* | −0.768** | 0.715* | 0.816** | | |
Gumminess | 0.831** | 0.837** | 0.755* | −0.804** | 0.672 | 0.730* | 0.785* | |
Chewiness | 0.803** | 0.825** | 0.781* | −0.801** | 0.683 | 0.702* | 0.759* | 0.869** |
p<0.05
p<0.01.