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. 2021 Aug 19;11(8):2438. doi: 10.3390/ani11082438

Table 5.

Color parameters (CIE L*a*b*) of meat (m. longissimus lumborum).

Item Prebiotic Supplement (Pre) Probiotic Supplement (Pro) SEM p-Value
Control 0 Inulin 20 DJA 40 + Pre Pro Interaction
Fresh meat:
L*—lightness 52.00 55.16 54.46 53.93 53.82 4.64 0.132 0.664 0.452
a*—redness 19.19 a 16.21 b 17.82 ab 17.82 17.66 0.86 0.044 0.457 0.109
b*—yellowness 1.47 b 2.02 a 1.89 ab 1.78 1.80 0.16 0.041 0.495 0.125
C*—chroma 19.50 a 16.85 b 19.77 a 18.71 18.70 0.92 0.038 0.826 0.105
h°—hue angle 4.35 c 5.30 a 4.75 b 4.77 4.83 0.24 0.044 0.458 0.128
Cooked meat:
L*—lightness 69.49 70.05 69.30 69.89 69.33 3.46 0.254 0.441 0.352
a*—redness 11.22 10.89 11.23 11.10 11.12 0.86 0.204 0.848 0.179
b*—yellowness 3.64 3.46 3.51 3.54 3.53 0.14 0.069 0.906 0.231
C*—chroma 11.55 11.55 11.69 11.60 11.58 0.85 0.306 0.696 0.189
h°—hue angle 17.35 16.96 17.35 17.13 17.30 1.01 0.302 0.492 0.145

a, b, c—statistically significant differences at p ≤ 0.05.