Table 3.
Panellist assessment of raw loin chops for retail display, visual marbling, color, striping, and odours between injection treatments
| Day 1 | Retail display | Marbling | Color | Injection stripes | Visual discoloration | Off odours | Odour unacceptability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON |
3.93a |
2.38 |
3.91 |
3.09a |
1.01 |
1.23 |
2.13a |
| SF |
4.02a |
2.91 |
3.45 |
3.25a |
1.02 |
1.13 |
1.48a |
| DHA |
3.80a |
2.43 |
3.57 |
3.05a |
1.02 |
1.18 |
1.80a |
|
SEM |
0.834 |
0.049 |
0.162 |
0.867 |
0.909 |
0.364 |
0.404 |
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Day 3 |
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| CON |
2.57b |
2.55 |
3.80 |
4.54b |
1.07 |
1.25 |
2.09a |
| SF |
2.57b |
3.02 |
3.52 |
4.28b |
1.04 |
1.34 |
2.46b |
| DHA |
2.48b |
2.69 |
3.52 |
4.23b |
1.21 |
1.23 |
2.30b |
| SEM | 0.926 | 0.149 | 0.311 | 0.676 | 0.287 | 0.359 | 0.677 |
abcMeans within column with unique superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05). SEM; standard error of the mean.
Retail display (8 = extremely desirable to 1 = extremely undesirable).
Marbling (6 = abundant to 1 = devoid).
Color (6 = dark purple to 1 = white).
Injection stripes (7 = 100% to 1 = none).
Visual discoloration (7 = brown to 1 = none).
Off odours (4 = prevalent to 1 = none).
Odour acceptability (5 = unacceptable to 1 = acceptable).