Table 4. Color of chicken breast meat by the injection of whey protein (WP)

Item	C	WP1	WP3	WP5	WP7
L*	55.23±2.16b	61.92±1.48a	62.96±2.74a	62.83±1.61a	62.32±1.36a
a*	3.47±0.98a	1.27±0.13b	0.99±0.16bc	0.49±0.17bc	0.38±0.20c
b*	6.54±1.84a	6.63±0.67a	5.61±0.79ab	4.74±0.78b	4.88±0.62b

Mean±SD with different superscript letters indicating significant differences (p<0.05).
C, no WP added control; WP1, WP3, WP5, and WP7, added 1%, 3%, 5%, and 7% of WP.