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.