Table 7.
Effects of dietary GP levels on lamb meat flesh parameters.
| Times | Items | GP Levels | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8% | 16% | 24% | |||
| 0d | L* | 35.04 ± 0.96 | 34.79 ± 0.25 | 36.37 ± 0.33 | 35.16 ± 0.42 | 0.348 |
| a* | 14.50 ± 0.49 | 14.05 ± 0.20 | 14.74 ± 0.34 | 13.64 ± 0.22 | 0.095 | |
| b* | 6.44 ± 0.21 | 7.01 ± 0.25 | 7.13 ± 0.20 | 6.81 ± 0.11 | 0.130 | |
| 1d | L* | 40.73 ± 1.17 | 41.32 ± 0.95 | 42.29 ± 1.19 | 41.00 ± 0.81 | 0.757 |
| a* | 14.74 ± 0.25 | 14.55 ± 0.39 | 13.92 ± 0.40 | 14.90 ± 0.50 | 0.348 | |
| b* | 10.92 ± 0.46 | 12.11 ± 0.63 | 12.06 ± 0.42 | 11.28 ± 0.35 | 0.249 | |
| 2d | L* | 41.90 ± 1.15 | 43.17 ± 1.20 | 43.14 ± 0.78 | 41.81 ± 0.74 | 0.672 |
| a* | 15.19 ± 0.40 | 14.88 ± 0.50 | 14.19 ± 0.57 | 14.61 ± 0.89 | 0.388 | |
| b* | 13.22 ± 0.65 | 13.21 ± 0.23 | 13.15 ± 0.44 | 12.10 ± 0.62 | 0.360 | |
| 3d | L* | 41.54 ± 1.02 | 43.43 ± 0.76 | 42.39 ± 0.80 | 43.41 ± 0.64 | 0.302 |
| a* | 15.57 ± 0.52 | 15.25 ± 0.25 | 15.47 ± 0.25 | 15.81 ± 0.47 | 0.782 | |
| b* | 13.97 ± 0.65 | 14.37 ± 0.42 | 14.04 ± 0.74 | 13.83 ± 0.47 | 0.933 | |
| 4d | L* | 42.16 ± 0.94 | 45.22 ± 1.15 | 43.42 ± 0.74 | 41.08 ± 0.81 | 0.053 |
| a* | 15.84 ± 0.23 | 15.09 ± 0.38 | 15.34 ± 0.55 | 14.98 ± 0.22 | 0.501 | |
| b* | 12.38 ± 0.87 a | 14.39 ± 0.30 a | 14.49 ± 0.36 a | 9.58 ± 0.64 b | 0.000 | |
| 5d | L* | 42.30 ± 0.86 | 44.50 ± 0.62 | 43.13 ± 0.89 | 43.79 ± 1.15 | 0.406 |
| a* | 15.17 ± 0.40 | 14.67 ± 0.34 | 14.25 ± 0.51 | 13.82 ± 0.16 | 0.083 | |
| b* | 14.78 ± 0.69 | 14.29 ± 0.31 | 14.47 ± 0.61 | 15.34 ± 0.81 | 0.671 | |
| 6d | L* | 42.63 ± 0.74 | 41.53 ± 0.71 | 42.35 ± 1.16 | 41.61 ± 1.08 | 0.816 |
| a* | 14.71 ± 0.70 | 15.51 ± 0.80 | 15.89 ± 0.66 | 13.58 ± 0.42 | 0.091 | |
| b* | 15.25 ± 2.16 | 15.00 ± 0.71 | 15.48 ± 2.18 | 16.87 ± 2.50 | 0.930 | |
| 7d | L* | 38.01 ± 1.24 b | 39.80 ± 0.35 ab | 41.52 ± 0.98 a | 38.02 ± 0.66 b | 0.022 |
| a* | 68.70 ± 0.86 a | 68.93 ± 0.42 a | 60.14 ± 2.68 b | 67.86 ± 1.68 a | 0.006 | |
| b* | 44.05 ± 4.11 | 29.69 ± 5.15 | 30.45 ± 4.67 | 32.49 ± 5.06 | 0.188 | |
| 8d | L* | 37.81 ± 1.50 | 36.80 ± 0.67 | 37.22 ± 1.44 | 37.83 ± 0.95 | 0.900 |
| a* | 68.62 ± 1.24 | 66.10 ± 2.12 | 66.70 ± 1.37 | 66.97 ± 1.06 | 0.676 | |
| b* | 39.99 ± 3.11 | 37.93 ± 2.15 | 37.92 ± 2.19 | 35.59 ± 1.79 | 0.626 | |
| 9d | L* | 36.09 ± 1.17 | 38.36 ± 0.98 | 36.27 ± 0.53 | 36.98 ± 0.75 | 0.239 |
| a* | 64.14 ± 1.76 b | 68.34 ± 0.66 ab | 67.27 ± 0.86 ab | 69.25 ± 0.67 a | 0.016 | |
| b* | 35.04 ± 0.73 | 38.19 ± 1.48 | 37.11 ± 1.47 | 35.81 ± 0.71 | 0.276 | |
| 10d | L* | 37.93 ± 1.04 | 35.35 ± 0.76 | 37.24 ± 0.80 | 37.17 ± 0.88 | 0.347 |
| a* | 70.57 ± 1.06 a | 65.97 ± 0.62 b | 67.13 ± 0.97 ab | 69.51 ± 0.89a | 0.010 | |
| b* | 36.32 ± 1.31 | 36.74 ± 2.02 | 37.15 ± 1.83 | 34.89 ± 1.77 | 0.821 | |
Note: In the same row, different small letters indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05), and the same or no letters indicate no significant difference (p > 0.05).