Table 2
Comparative color L* values and prevalence of PSE condition in breast fillets observed in different studies

Barbut [17]Owens et al. [18]Fraqueza et al. [35]Carvalho et al. [11]Woelfel et al. [4]Petracci et al. [3]Present study
CountryCanadaUSAPortugalBrazilUSAItalySri Lanka
SpeciesTurkeyTurkeyTurkeyTurkeyChickenChickenChicken
L* range38–5741–6335–5542–6642–7140–6652–64
L* cutoff50/51535053545658
Incidence %1240841.7471070