Table 2. Color between high-fat and low-fat cuts from beef, pork, and chicken before and after sous-vide cooking
| Traits | Beef | Pork | Chicken |
| BHF (sirloin) | BLF (top round) | PHF (pork belly) | PLF (ham) | CHF (thigh) | CLF (breast) |
| CIE L* | Un | 42.43±1.17 | 44.73±1.30A | 54.89±4.93a | 38.12±1.06Bb | 54.10±0.84B | 54.81±0.23B |
| Ck | 38.93±2.71 | 39.79±2.91B | 58.54±3.46 | 60.80±0.15A | 70.47±1.86Ab | 79.77±0.86Aa |
| CIE a* | Un | 24.91±0.15Aa | 20.08±1.56Ab | 9.73±3.63 | 9.87±1.38A | 7.45±2.63a | 3.90±0.45Ab |
| Ck | 7.68±0.84B | 8.20±0.60B | 6.52±1.10 | 6.68±0.92B | 3.83±0.76 | 2.11±0.41Bb |
| CIE b* | Un | 19.25±0.42A | 18.35±0.74 | 15.60±2.51a | 11.23±0.77Bb | 15.10±1.52a | 11.58±0.40Bb |
| Ck | 14.08±1.18B | 15.23±1.03 | 18.24±1.15 | 19.81±1.20A | 16.10±0.59b | 18.79±1.55Aa |
All values are mean±SD.
Means in the same column with different letters indicate significant differences within each trait (p<0.05).
Means in the same row with different letters indicate significant differences within each species (p<0.05).
BHF, beef high-fat cut; BLF, beef low-fat cut; PHF, pork high-fat cut; PLF, pork low-fat cut; CHF, chicken high-fat cut; CLF, chicken low-fat cut; Un, uncooked; Ck, cooked.