Table 3. Comparison of instrumental color measurement between commercial pig and cull sow in three major muscles

Traits	Biceps femoris		Semimembranosus		Semitendinosus
Traits	Commercial pigs	Cull sows	Commercial pigs	Cull sows	Commercial pigs	Cull sows
CIE L*	50.27±0.65^a	39.16±0.46^b	51.03±0.87^a	40.10±0.64^b	51.04±1.26^a	40.01±1.10^b
CIE a*	13.38±0.28^b	18.52±0.39^a	10.05±0.30^b	14.62±0.42^a	12.57±0.99^b	16.51±0.84^a
CIE b*	7.55±0.35	7.90±0.30	5.96±0.41	6.18±0.26	6.77±0.46	6.52±0.36
Chroma	15.44±0.30^b	20.20±0.48^a	11.78±0.37^b	15.90±0.48^a	14.42±1.00	21.13±3.51
Hue angle	29.37±1.23^a	22.93±0.47^b	30.42±1.67^a	22.69±0.47^b	29.28±1.83^a	21.69±1.15^b

Means with different superscripts are significantly different within the same muscle (p<0.05).