Table 4. Comparing the pH and meat color of different breeds of pig with and without coffee supplementation.
Coffee −1) | Coffee + | SEM | p-value | ||||||
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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 |
−, without SCG; +, with 0.5% SCG.
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.