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.