Table 3. Changes in Hunter color values of cylindrical frozen pork loin treated with different tempering conditions
Color parameter | Tempering treatment |
|
Control | FC | WI | Curved-electrode RF |
|
4°C | 20°C | 4°C | 20°C | 1000 W | 1500 W |
Hunter L* | 44.97±2.85 | 43.65±2.76 | 45.68±1.28 | 42.97±0.89 | 42.26±2.43 | 44.02±1.39 | 44.49±2.43 |
a* | 7.60±0.96ab1 | 6.87±1.13abc | 5.69±0.87c | 6.31±0.85bc | 5.55±0.82c | 7.59±0.92ab | 8.44±1.12a |
b* | 3.19±0.81ab | 2.15±1.05bc | 2.75±0.97ab | 1.07±0.42c | 1.06±0.52c | 3.84±1.21a | 2.98±0.83ab |
ΔE* | - | 3.01±1.81ab | 2.56±0.70ab | 3.27±0.80ab | 5.10±1.38a | 2.33±1.13b | 2.34±1.76b |