. 2019 Dec 14;57(5):1753–1762. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04208-4

Table 4.

Colour parameters L*, a*, b* value during processing of fermented sausages (n = 9; mean ± SE)

	Day 0		Day 10		Day 20
	Beef	Fallow deer	Beef	Fallow deer	Beef	Fallow deer
Lparameter*
C	41.90^Ac ± 1.60	46.69^Aab ± 2.77	48.28^Aa ± 2.55	49.76^Aa ± 2.29	43.09^Bbc ± 3.13	50.33^Aa ± 0.79
S	43.01^Ab ± 1.84	49.16^Aa ± 5.84	48.77^Aa ± 0.75	52.29^Aa ± 2.09	49.61^Aa ± 3.54	49.35^ABCa ± 2.69
SAW	42.21^Ab ± 2.18	49.14^Aa ± 2.44	49.20^Aa ± 1.18	51.74^Aa ± 2.52	47.68^Aa ± 1.53	50.15^ABa ± 1.11
SAW2	40.86^Ad ± 0.62	47.34^Abc ± 2.35	50.48^Aab ± 1.90	52.65^Aa ± 2.06	46.12^ABc ± 2.13	46.10^BCc ± 1.45
SAW4	41.67^Ac ± 1.74	47.00^Aab ± 1.83	48.79^Aab ± 2.39	50.88^Aa ± 1.87	46.55^ABb ± 2.64	45.93^Cb ± 1.31
a parameter*
C	6.42^Ad ± 0.40	13.82^Aab ± 2.08	13.14^Aabc ± 0.98	14.30^Aa ± 1.70	11.80^Ac ± 0.56	12.39^Ac ± 0.40
S	6.03^Ac ± 0.56	12.05^Ba ± 1.90	10.03^Bb ± 0.42	9.62^Bb ± 0.94	2.63^Ce ± 0.35	4.91^Bd ± 0.45
SAW	6.02^Ac ± 0.37	13.50^ABa ± 1.69	9.80^Bb ± 0.58	10.69^Bb ± 0.45	4.39^Bc ± 1.43	4.68^Bc ± 0.28
SAW2	6.91^Ac ± 0.61	12.99^ABa ± 1.23	10.05^Bb ± 0.59	10.08^Bb ± 0.80	3.46^BCc ± 0.63	5.91^Bc ± 0.42
SAW4	5.96^Ac ± 0.28	13.48^ABa ± 1.53	10.33^Bb ± 0.79	10.18^Bb ± 1.44	3.71^BCc ± 0.86	6.13^Bc ± 0.46
b parameter*
C	10.45^Aab ± 1.61	12.20^Aa ± 1.52	7.70^Acd ± 0.58	8.41^Abc ± 1.10	6.12^Ad ± 0.53	7.04^Ccd ± 0.40
S	9.17^Ab ± 2.05	12.26^Aa ± 2.15	8.48^Abc ± 0.64	8.33^Abc ± 0.87	6.47^Ac ± 0.63	7.38^Cbc ± 0.25
SAW	10.93^Ab ± 3.63	13.60^Aa ± 0.97	8.32^Ac ± 0.38	8.51^Ac ± 1.11	6.08^Ad ± 0.45	8.51^BCc ± 0.52
SAW2	9.75^Abc ± 0.91	11.90^Aa ± 1.53	8.52^Ac ± 0.57	8.41^Ac ± 0.86	4.71^Ad ± 0.34	10.84^Aab ± 0.52
SAW4	9.50^Abc ± 0.68	12.65^Aa ± 1.62	9.62^Abc ± 0.93	8.05^Acd ± 1.23	5.96^Acd ± 0.40	10.57^ABab ± 0.34

C sample with curing mixture, S sample with sea salt, SAW sample with sea salt and acid whey, SAW2 sample with sea salt and double portion of acid whey, SAW4 sample with sea salt and quadruple portion of acid whey

^A–CMeans followed by the same letters in column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05

^a–cMeans followed by the same letters in row are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05