Table 5. Effect of concentrate feeds on instrumental color values of lamb meat
Parameters | Treatment (Mean ± SE) | Level of significance |
T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 |
L* | 51.81 ± 1.11a | 45.41 ± 0.95bc | 48.81 ± 2.03ab | 42.03 ± 0.21c | < 0.0001 |
a* | 15.83 ± 0.67b | 16.70 ± 0.18b | 18.05 ± 0.33a | 17.30 ± 0.58a | < 0.0188 |
b* | 12.71 ± 0.18a | 12.51 ± 0.32a | 9.27 ± 0.44b | 12.18 ± 0.21a | < 0.0001 |
Hue angle | 26.11 ± 1.43a | 22.59 ± 0.92b | 20.75 ± 1.04b | 25.59 ± 0.59a | < 0.0021 |
Saturation index | 22.65 ± 0.70a | 21.65 ± 0.28ab | 16.78 ± 0.78c | 20.17 ± 0.47b | < 0.0001 |
Mean in each row having different superscripts varies significantly at values p < 0.05.
T0, control group; T1, 1% concentrate feed; T2, 1.5% concentrate feed; T3, 2% concentrate feed.