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. 2017 May 17;5(2):26. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms5020026

Table 2.

Analysis of the color parameters of spontaneously fermented sausages made with two different formulations.

Time (Days) 0 3 15
Formulation A B A B A B
L* 67.23 ± 0.96 D 71.38 ± 0.96 E 61.91 ± 0.96 C 68.52 ± 0.96 D 51.86 ± 0.96 A 56.22 ± 0.96 B
a* 3.84 ± 0.25 A 3.53 ± 0.25 A 4.90 ± 0.25 B 4.04 ± 0.25 A 16.21 ± 0.25 D 14.55 ± 0.25 C
b* 14.51 ± 0.15 D 16.42 ± 0.15 E 12.67 ± 0.15 B 13.75 ± 0.15 C 8.86 ± 0.15 A 8.69 ± 0.15 A
C* 15.01 ± 0.36 C 16.80 ± 0.36 D 13.58 ± 0.36 A 14.33 ± 0.57 B 16.82 ± 0.36 E 13.62 ± 0.36 D
H* 75.21 ± 0.57 D 77.88 ± 0.57 D 68.45 ± 0.57 C 73.64 ± 0.57 D 28.18 ± 0.57 A 34.60 ± 0.57 B

Test: Duncan α = 0.05 for factor interactions (Formulation*Time). Mean values ± statistical error. Means with common letter are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05); A: 80% goat meat, 0% pork meat; B: 40% goat meat/40% pork meat; L* (brightness, 0 to 100); a* (redness); b* (yellowness); C*: Chroma (saturation) and H* (Hue angle, tone) CIE 1976.