Table 6. Correlation analysis of quality evaluation and preference for pork belly

Meat lightness Meat redness Visible fat proportion Fat distribution Meat color preference Fat preference Overall acceptability
Meat lightness 1 0.1** 0.3*** NS 0.3*** 0.1* 0.2***
Meat redness 1 NS 0.4*** 0.4*** 0.4*** 0.4***
Visible fat proportion 1 −0.3*** NS −0.3*** −0.3***
Fat distribution 1 0.5*** 0.8*** 0.8***
Meat color preference 1 0.6*** 0.6***
Fat preference 1 0.9***
Overall acceptability 1
p < 0.05
p < 0.01
p < 0.0001.
NS, not significant.