Table 5.
Objective color measurement means for a* of the deep and superficial location of top round steaks (n = 32) averaged across average and oversized carcass over a 4-d simulated retail display
| Day of retail evaluation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | SEM | |
| Deep | 25.93a | 23.27b y | 22.07b y | 18.55c y | 17.65c y | 0.58 |
| Superficial | 27.01a | 26.99a x | 26.89a x | 23.35b x | 22.38b x | 0.56 |
abcWithin a steak location, means without common superscripts differ (P < 0.05).
xyWithin a day, means without common superscripts differ (P < 0.05).