TABLE 5.

Effects of alfalfa meal on the color of pork meatballs

Amount of extruded alfalfa	0%	0.5%	1%	1.5%	2%
L	71.03 ± 0.33a	61.64 ± 0.65b	59.54 ± 0.44c	56.88 ± 0.71d	53.98 ± 0.91e
a*	5.67 ± 0.19a	2.12 ± 0.19b	−0.21 ± 0.13c	−1.65 ± 0.13d	−2.52 ± 0.20e
b*	10.80 ± 0.47d	13.71 ± 0.80c	15.10 ± 0.98bc	16.19 ± 0.66ab	17.59 ± 0.97a
ΔE	28.70 ± 0.95e	36.62 ± 1.06d	39.49 ± 1.14c	42.36 ± 0.92b	44.74 ± 1.10a

The same letters indicate no difference between groups, while different letters indicate significant difference between groups.