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. 2024 Nov 30;66(6):1149–1161. doi: 10.5187/jast.2023.e106

Table 4. Comparing the pH and meat color of different breeds of pig with and without coffee supplementation.

Coffee −1) Coffee + SEM p-value
LYD YB YW YB YW Breeds YB vs YW
0 1 3 2 4 0 vs 1 vs 3 1 + 2 vs 3 + 4
Belly
 pH 5.97ab 6.10a 5.76b 6.06 5.67 0.082 < 0.001 0.754
 Meat color L* 51.56 48.87 50.14 50.75 51.04 0.930 0.285 0.065
 Meat color a* 13.74b 18.43a 17.43a 18.28 17.18 0.495 0.044 0.921
 Meat color b* 2.70 3.37 3.58 3.19 3.42 0.485 0.681 0.978
Loin
 pH 5.79b 6.13a 5.89ab 6.07 5.89 0.061 0.005 0.634
 Meat color L* 51.69 53.12 54.11 53.13 54.03 0.737 0.164 0.944
 Meat color a* 16.66 17.37 17.47 17.79 17.84 0.344 0.814 0.950
 Meat color b* 3.82ab 3.09b 4.86a 3.47 4.03 0.527 0.049 0.285
1)

−, without SCG; +, with 0.5% SCG.

a,b

Mean values within a row with different superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05).

LYD, Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc; YB, Yorkshire × Berkshire; YW, Yorkshire × Woori; SCG, spent coffee grounds.