Table 1. Effect of imitated muscle fiber (IMF) composition on color (CIE L*, CIE a*, CIE b*) in comparison with conventional meat

Color	CM	CMF	PPF	WPF	CPF
CIE L*	53.81±0.89^D	74.69±0.66^A	71.78±0.43^B	65.05±1.54^C	72.82±1.09^B
CIE a*	7.18±0.53^A	–1.89±0.20^D	1.76±0.14^B	–1.34±0.06^C	0.85±0.45^B
CIE b*	2.09±0.20^C	1.41±0.91^C	14.60±0.38^A	7.61±0.46^B	14.26±0.81^A

Different letters within a row indicate statistically significant differences between IMFs at p<0.05.
CM, conventional meat; CMF, conventional meat fiber; PPF, pea protein fiber; WPF, wheat protein fiber; CPF, combination protein fiber.