Table 2. pH of cured pork loin and color of pork loin-ham formulated with various levels of cherry tomato-paste
| Traits | Cherry tomato-paste (%) |
0 (control) | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Color | pH | 5.96±0.06a | 5.77±0.02b | 5.71±0.01b | 5.63±0.02c |
CIE L* | 64.49±1.87a | 63.02±1.86b | 59.92±1.55c | 57.55±1.85d |
CIE a* | 10.98±0.43b | 7.21±0.77c | 11.14±0.77b | 14.36±1.31a |
CIE b* | 14.51±0.71d | 16.66±0.90c | 19.33±0.97b | 21.62±1.12a |
Hue angle (Hº) | 58.31±1.74b | 66.37±1.85a | 59.93±0.88b | 56.36±1.57c |
Chroma (C) | 17.69±1.11c | 18.17±0.99c | 22.16±1.16b | 25.98±1.34a |
All values are mean±SD.
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).