Table 1. Changes in meat color of pork loins treated ultrasound during wet and dry combined aging

Measurement Wet-dry aging period (d) SEM Contrast
0 7–3 7–7 14–3 14–7 21–3 21–7 AG US AG×US
C T C T C T C T C T C T C T
CIE L* 50.7cd 51.1bcd 50.5d 50.1cd 49.6d 48.9d 53.2abc 53.6ab 49.6d 49.4d 55.0a 55.0a 54.6a 55.5a 2.73 <0.001 0.643 0.977
CIE a* 7.89bcde 7.83cde 7.74de 9.47a 7.95bcde 8.13bcde 9.14ab 8.24abcde 8.00bcde 7.25e 8.34abcde 9.14ab 9.07abc 8.67abcd 1.23 0.006 0.689 0.015
CIE b* 1.80g 2.19fg 3.12ef 6.33a 3.55e 6.02ab 3.74de 6.34c 5.04bc 6.65a 4.65cd 6.37a 5.69abc 6.36a 1.19 <0.001 <0.001 0.002
Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different.
C, control; T, treatment; AG, aging; US, ultrasound.