Table 4. Correlation coefficients of various parameters used to assess protein recovered from pork leg

Items BF DE JS Fo Br Ha Coh Gu L* a* b* Fl Coh Ju
JS 1.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GS - 0.94 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ha - - 0.80 - - - - - - - - - - -
Coh - - - - - 0.80 - - - - - - - -
Gu - - - - 0.80 0.97 0.90 - - - - - - -
Che 0.80 - 0.80 - 0.81 0.97 0.89 1.00 - - - - - -
W - - - - - - - - - - 0.94 - - -
Ar - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fl - - - 0.85 - - - - - - - - - -
Ju - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Te - - - 0.82 - - - - - - - 0.83 0.83 0.85
OA - - - 0.88 - - - - - - - - 0.82 -
Level of significance of correlation coefficients: p<0.05.
BF, breaking force; DE, deformation; GS, gel strength; JS, jelly strength; Fo, folding resistance; Br, brittleness; Ha, hardness; Coh, cohesiveness; Gu, gumminess; Che, chewiness; W, L*−3b*; Ar, aroma; Fl, flavor; MC, meat color; Ju, juiciness; Te, tenderness; OA, overall acceptability.