Table 6.
The alternation in color parameters in buffalo steak supplemented with CBH and RCH at graded concentrations (0, 100, 250, and 500µg/g) during 0–30 days cold storage.
| Sample | Conc | Storage (Day) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (µg/g) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ∆E | |
| L* | a* | b* | ||||||
| Control | 0 | 49.55 a | 48.66 a | 14.00 c | 13.70 c | 4.00 a | 3.80 a | 1.34 a |
| CBH | 100 | 48.70 b | 47.92 b | 15.10 a | 14.80 b | 1.90 c | 1.10 c | 1.29 b |
| 250 | 46.54 c | 46.00 c | 14.90 b | 14.30 bc | −0.90 e | −1.80 ef | 1.30 ab | |
| 500 | 44.65 d | 44.22 d | 15.20 a | 15.00 a | −1.50 f | −2.50 f | 1.22 c | |
| RCH | 100 | 49.00 ab | 48.12 ab | 14.20 c | 13.98 c | 2.30 b | 2.00 b | 1.34 a |
| 250 | 48.22 bc | 47.57 b | 14.40 c | 14.00 bc | 0.50 d | 0.20 d | 1.32 ab | |
| 500 | 46.33 c | 45.88 cd | 14.80 b | 14.20 bc | −0.50 e | −1.10 e | 1.27 b | |
Means with different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences at p ≤ 0.05. Cont.: control. The Lightness (L*) [(0–100) lightness to darkness], redness (a*) [(− to +) redness to greenness], and b* value reflected (+) yellowness to (−) blueness.