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Table 3.

Mean values (mean±standard error) for color characteristics of horse muscles during frozen storage at −20°C

Muscle	CIE L* (Lightness)				CIE a* (Redness)				CIE b* (Yellowness)

	0 d (non-frozen)	120 d	240 d	360 d	0 d	120 d	240 d	360 d	0 d	120 d	240 d	360 d
LD	36.36±0.41^a	37.32±0.28^a	37.00±0.99^a	35.16±1.42^a	22.16±0.52^aA	22.15±0.38^aA	18.23±0.38^aB	18.04±0.21^cbB	10.62±0.35^a	10.78±0.47^a	9.12±0.42a	8.95±0.30^a
GM	34.44±0.57^bC	41.45±0.75^aA	38.43±0.87^aB	37.46±0.72^aB	19.22±0.56^bcA	19.02±0.49^cA	17.78±0.84^aB	17.18±0.43^cB	8.56±0.40^b	10.57±0.21^a	9.69±0.41^a	9.24±0.18^a
BF	34.47±0.78^bC	40.02±0.75^aA	37.21±1.03^aB	35.03±0.92^aCB	20.15±0.43^abA	20.71±0.31^bA	18.43±0.87^aB	18.37±0.17^bB	8.91±0.35^b	10.71±0.34^a	9.20±0.37^a	8.95±0.24^a
TB	32.54±0.28^cB	39.47±0.29^abA	37.30±1.43^aA	34.98±0.41^aAB	20.56±0.41^ab	21.16±0.56^ab	19.09±0.74^a	20.01±0.51^a	8.69±0.27^b	9.60±0.46^a	10.05±0.65^a	8.71±0.28^a
SM	32.72±0.59^cC	39.46±0.95^abA	37.48±1.23^aAB	35.15±0.77^aBC	18.44±0.44^c	19.36±0.46^c	18.39±0.83^a	18.41±0.44^b	8.24±0.38^b	10.78±0.39^a	9.60±0.62^a	9.41±0.46^a

CIE, Commission International de l’Eclairage; LD, longissimus dorsi; GM, gluteus medius; BF, biceps femoris; TB, triceps brachii; SM, semimembranosus.

Values with different letters (^A–C) within each parameter in the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).

Values with different letters (^a–c) in the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).