Table 4. Principal components loadings and variance.
| Principal Components | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Number of marbling particles | 0.67 | ||
| Average particle size (mm) | 0.66 | ||
| Marbling percentage (%) | 0.95 | ||
| USDA marbling score | 0.88 | ||
| Intramuscular fat (%) | 0.75 | ||
| WBSF (N) | -0.38 | -0.40 | |
| L* | 0.91 | ||
| a* | 0.96 | ||
| b* | 0.98 | ||
| Hue | -0.48 | -0.66 | |
| c* | 0.97 | ||
| Drip loss (%) | -0.64 | 0.45 | |
| Cooking loss (%) | 0.64 | ||
| Proportion of variance | 34.70 | 24.94 | 9.91 |
| Cumulative variance | 34.70 | 59.64 | 69.55 |
Principal component analysis’ report of component loadings, variances and description of the different impact of each single component (proportion of variance and cumulative variance).