Table 3. Effects of lemon extract powder and vinegar powder on pH values, cooking loss, and CIE color of naturally cured pork sausages with white kimchi powder

Main effects Dependent variables
pH Cooking loss (%) CIE L* CIE a* CIE b*
Treatment1)
 Control 6.12A 5.57D 66.33A 8.90A 8.78E
 Treatment 1 5.92D 9.78B 65.66B 8.81A 10.73A
 Treatment 2 5.84E 11.43A 65.48B 8.94A 10.78A
 Treatment 3 5.99B 6.15D 65.22C 8.51B 9.99C
 Treatment 4 5.96C 5.78D 64.99C 8.57B 9.80D
 Treatment 5 5.92D 7.68C 65.23C 8.84A 10.49B
 SEM 0.01 0.27 0.46 0.26 0.05
Storage day2)
 Day 0 5.96A - 64.88C 8.83A 10.04B
 Day 15 5.96A - 65.69B 8.72A 10.07B
 Day 30 5.95A - 65.88A 8.73A 10.18A
 SEM 0.01 0.45 0.26 0.04
Treatment: Control, 0.01% sodium nitrite+0.05% sodium ascorbate; treatment 1, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% lemon extract powder; treatment 2, 0.3% white kimchi powder+1.0% lemon extract powder; treatment 3, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% vinegar powder; treatment 4, 0.3% white kimchi powder+1.0% vinegar powder; and treatment 5, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% lemon extract powder+0.5% vinegar powder.
Storage day: All samples were stored at 2°C−3°C for 30 days in the dark until analysis. Measurements were made on 0, 15, and 30 days.
Means within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).