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Table 2.

Effect of added phyto-extracts on colour attributes of pork frankfurters during refrigerated storage

Parameters	Storage periods (d)

	1	5	10	15	20
L*
Control	58.20±0.35^c	56.40±0.55^A ^b	56.46±0.13^A ^b	55.86±0.17^A ^b	54.65±0.12^A ^a
T₁ (0.30% SBT)	58.13±0.33^a	58.04±0.21^B ^a	57.94±0.38^B ^a	57.89±0.29^B ^a	57.86±0.42^C ^a
T₂ (0.10% GSE)	58.09±0.25	58.03±0.35^B	57.88±0.54^B	57.74±0.22^B	57.66±0.15^C
T₃ (0.03% GTE)	58.11±0.38^b	57.98±0.24^B ^b	57.78±0.49^B ^b	56.36±0.44^A ^a	55.79±0.66^B ^a
T₄ (0.12% FSE)	58.06±0.32	58.05±0.02^B	57.88±0.44^B	57.80±0.12^B	57.54±0.13^C
T₅ (0.10% ACE)	58.13±0.31	58.10±0.39^B	57.91±0.31^B	57.81±0.05^B	57.79±0.11^C
a*
Control	9.15±0.10^A ^b	11.83±0.40^A ^c	8.72±0.49^A ^b	8.15±0.37^A ^ab	7.33±0.49^A ^a
T₁ (0.30% SBT)	10.19±0.05^B ^a	12.38±0.46^A ^b	13.14±0.28^B ^bc	14.09±0.46^E ^c	13.85±0.30^C ^c
T₂ (0.10% GSE)	10.16±0.05^B ^a	12.23±0.63^A ^b	13.03±0.61^B ^c	11.24±0.36^C ^ab	11.04±0.43^B ^ab
T₃ (0.03% GTE)	10.07±0.07^B ^b	12.07±0.46^A ^c	12.17±0.48^B ^c	10.01±0.01^B ^b	7.93±0.33^A ^a
T₄ (0.12% FSE)	10.17±0.03^B ^a	12.19±0.45^A ^b	13.10±0.32^B ^c	12.59±0.20^D ^b	10.08±0.05^B ^a
T₅ (0.10% ACE)	10.14±0.02^B ^a	12.33±0.33^A ^b	13.04±0.26^B ^bc	14.00±0.63^E ^c	13.05±0.69^C ^bc
b*
Control	10.08±0.04^E ^a	10.26±0.03^B ^ab	10.52±0.02^D ^b	10.63±0.02^E ^bc	10.96±0.02^D ^c
T₁ (0.30% SBT)	9.24±0.02^A ^a	9.34±0.01^A ^ab	9.39±0.01^A ^ab	9.42±0.02^B ^ab	9.58±0.05^A ^b
T₂ (0.10% GSE)	9.26±0.01^B ^a	9.36±0.01^A ^ab	9.46±0.03^B ^b	9.93±0.01^C ^bc	9.95±0.03^B ^c
T₃ (0.03% GTE)	9.54±0.02^D ^a	10.29±0.02^B ^b	10.43±0.02^C ^c	10.55±0.03^D ^d	10.61±0.05^C ^e
T₄ (0.12% FSE)	9.29±0.01^C ^a	9.32±0.03^A ^ab	9.44±0.01^B ^ab	9.56±0.01^B ^b	9.96±0.01^B ^c
T₅ (0.10% ACE)	9.25±0.01^AB ^a	9.30±0.01^A ^ab	9.32±0.03^A ^ab	9.33±0.01^A ^b	9.59±0.01^A ^c

Control, without any extracts; SBT, sea buckthorn seed extract; GSE, grape seed extract; GTE, green tea extract; FSE, fenugreek seed extract; ACE, Acacia catechu extract.

Values are mean±standard error (n = 6).

^a–d

Means with different letters in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05).

^A–E

Means with different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).