Table 5. Color and pH of Bulgogi marinated with Bulgogi sauce containing added crust

Traits Dry-aged beef crust (%)
0 (control) 3 6 9 12
pH Uncooked 5.12±0.08c 5.15±0.01bc 5.18±0.02abc 5.24±0.01ab 5.27±0.06a
Cooked 5.65±0.02c 5.67±0.01b 5.69±0.01a 5.69±0.01a 5.68±0.01ab
Color Uncooked CIE L* 43.45±0.35a 43.55±0.49a 42.80±0.52a 41.64±0.69b 40.62±0.19c
CIE a* 8.70±0.20 8.87±1.10 9.10±0.46 9.37±0.59 8.97±0.21
CIE b* 15.60±0.17a 14.67±0.99b 13.32±0.18c 12.75±0.07c 12.83±0.12c
Cooked CIE L* 49.33±0.12b 49.30±0.01b 49.45±0.07b 51.34±0.30a 51.12±0.28a
CIE a* 5.77±0.06 5.98±0.27 6.06±.36 5.95±0.26 6.05±0.07
CIE b* 9.02±0.22d 9.50±0.32c 9.96±0.15b 10.54±0.24a 10.62±0.15a
Data are shown as means±SE.
Means on the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).