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).