. 2022 Jul 1;42(4):639–654. doi: 10.5851/kosfa.2022.e27

Table 4. Effect of MAP varying in gas composition on instrumental color characteristics of dry fermented sausages during storage.

Parameter	Days	Treatments¹⁾					SEM²⁾
Parameter	Days	Control	MAP1	MAP2	MAP3	MAP4	SEM²⁾
L* (lightness)	1	51.91^aA	47.29^bA	46.40^bA	46.28^bA	44.58^bA	2.01
	15	45.64^aC	44.92^bB	44.73^bA	43.18^abA	41.18^bB	2.22
	30	41.15^C	40.79^B	40.96^B	40.42^B	40.03^B	2.21
	45	40.64^B	40.74^B	39.76^B	39.14^C	39.08^C	2.41
	SEM	2.25	2.25	2.45	2.28	1.82
a* (redness)	1	8.90^bA	9.63^abA	9.69^abA	10.01^aA	10.23^aA	1.09
	15	8.82^A	9.28^A	9.33^A	9.52^B	9.98^B	1.19
	30	7.96^cB	8.10^bB	8.35^bB	8.87^bC	9.65^aC	0.79
	45	6.56^cC	7.23^bC	7.30^bC	7.99^bD	8.87^aD	0.67
	SEM	0.61	0.99	0.96	0.94	1.19
b* (yellowness)	1	10.74^aA	9.89^bA	9.65^bA	9.32^bA	9.15^bA	0.96
	5	10.15^aA	9.80^abA	9.51^bA	8.40^bB	8.11^bB	1.48
	30	9.88^aA	8.56^abB	8.32^abB	7.96^bC	7.82^bC	1.84
	45	8.17^B	8.09^B	8.00^B	7.50^C	7.43^C	1.04
	SEM	1.77	1.05	1.69	1.29	0.83

¹⁾

Treatments are control (vacuum packaging); MAP1, 25% CO₂/75% N₂; MAP2, 50% CO₂/50% N₂; MAP3, 70% CO₂/30% N₂; MAP4, 100% CO_2.

²⁾

n=3.

^A-D

Means with different letters within a column are significantly different (p<0.05).

^a-c

Means with different letters within a row are significantly different (p<0.05).

MAP, modified atmosphere packaging.