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TABLE 6.

Surface color values and maximum load values for quantifying texture of ham slices simultaneously treated with NIR-UV^a

Treatment time (s)	Color value for parameter			Maximum load (g)
Treatment time (s)	L*	a*	b*	Maximum load (g)
0	63.54 ± 0.57^A	15.69 ± 0.10^A	9.60 ± 0.55^A	1,015.67 ± 43.66^A
10	63.43 ± 0.55^A	15.91 ± 0.18^A	9.59 ± 1.02^A	1,001.00 ± 72.33^A
30	63.54 ± 0.96^A	15.81 ± 0.27^A	9.88 ± 0.98^A	1,012.67 ± 52.00^A
50	62.82 ± 0.56^A	16.00 ± 0.53^A	10.21 ± 0.40^A	1,007.33 ± 73.93^A
70	62.31 ± 0.29^A	16.19 ± 0.41^A	10.79 ± 0.67^A	1,022.33 ± 71.63^A

Values are means from three replications ± standard deviations. Values followed by the same letters within each column are not significantly different (P > 0.05). L*, lightness; a*, redness; b*, yellowness.