. 2019 Jul 1;33(1):157–165. doi: 10.5713/ajas.19.0205

Table 1.

Changes in surface color of beef from culled Hanwoo cows slaughtered at different ages during dry aging

Variable	Age (month)	Aging period (d)					SEM

		0	20	24	40	50
Lightness (L*)	60	36.0^B	39.0^A	41.0^A	41.0^A	40.3^A	0.61
	80	35.0^B	38.7^A	38.4^A	39.7^A	39.2^A	0.53
Redness (a*)	60	21.7^B	22.3^A	24.8^A	25.2^A	25.9^A	0.52
	80	21.9^B	22.9^A	24.5^A	24.4^A	24.1^A	0.33
Yellowness (b*)	60	11.6^B	11.8^A	13.5^A	13.7^A	14.7^A	0.38
	80	11.8^B	12.6^A	12.3^A	13.0^A	13.6^A	0.20

Data are presented as mean value (standard error).

SEM, standard error of the mean.

^A–C

Mean values are significantly different according to aging period (p<0.05).