Table 5. Color traits of WHD meat by feeding diets
Cut | L* (Lightness) | a* (redness) | b* (Yellowness) |
CD | ED | CD | ED | CD | ED |
Loin | 54.81 ± 3.66 | 54.61 ± 4.37 | 7.98 ± 1.58 | 7.82 ± 1.59 | 4.81 ± 1.61 | 4.02 ± 1.32 |
Ham | 49.17 ± 2.51 | 48.82 ± 2.85 | 11.53 ± 1.22 | 11.95 ± 1.36 | 4.37 ± 1.08 | 4.37 ± 0.96 |
Belly | 46.61 ± 2.99 | 45.58 ± 3.39 | 16.28 ± 1.57 | 16.24 ± 1.66 | 5.12 ± 0.88 | 5.31 ± 1.45 |
CD (control diet), pigs were fed a basal diet; ED (experiment diet), pigs were fed a basal diet + 4% lysine, isoleucine, methionine, threonine, valine and tryptophan during growing phase and supplemented with 0.1% chromium picolinate during finishing phase.
WHD, Woori heukdon.