Table 3. pH and color of emulsion-type pork sausage formulated with various levels of A. dioicus powder

Traits *A. dioicus powder (%)
0 1 2 3
pH Uncooked 5.93±0.01a 5.88±0.01b 5.86±0.01c 5.81±0.01d
Cooked 6.13±0.01a 6.09±0.01b 6.05±0.01c 5.99±0.01d
Color Uncooked CIE L* 67.47±0.84a 57.60±0.94b 52.32±0.57c 50.62±0.79d
CIE a* 8.63±0.19a 6.02±0.22b 5.42±0.16c 5.05±0.14d
CIE b* 15.73±0.72c 17.28±0.19a 16.92±0.08ab 16.53±0.23b
Cooked CIE L* 74.05±0.29a 64.43±1.12b 61.20±0.92c 57.98±0.95d
CIE a* 3.27±0.25b 2.62±0.30c 3.25±0.14b 4.03±0.26a
CIE b* 14.00±0.16d 14.56±0.18c 15.48±0.20b 16.65±0.53a
All values are mean±SD.
Mean in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
A. dioicus: Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus (Maxim.) H. Hara.