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.