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* Shear force Hardness Gumminess
Surface shrinkage 0.874**
CIE L* 0.704* 0.613
CIE a* −0.576 −0.551 −0.786*
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.