Table 7. Correlation analysis of quality evaluation and preference for pork Boston butt

Meat Lightness Meat redness Visible fat proportion Fat distribution Meat color preference Fat preference Overall acceptability
Meat lightness 1 NS 0.2*** 0.3*** 0.6*** 0.4*** 0.5***
Meat redness 1 0.3*** 0.2*** 0.2*** 0.2*** 0.2***
Visible fat proportion 1 0.3*** 0.4*** 0.2*** 0.3***
Fat distribution 1 0.4*** 0.6*** 0.5***
Meat color preference 1 0.4*** 0.6***
Fat preference 1 0.7***
Overall acceptability 1
p < 0.0001.
NS, not significant.