Table 3. Color of aged beef shoulder clod according to freezing and thawing method

color Freezing-thawing method
CAS1)-RWT2) CAS-RT GF-RWT GF-RT
L* 43.11±0.983)ab4) 41.93±0.40bc 40.74±0.32c 43.98±1.14a
a* 29.21±1.71a 28.12±0.35a 29.03±0.78a 29.03±1.04a
b* 3.02±0.75a 3.17±0.32a 1.85±0.78b 3.21±0.13a
CAS: cells alive system freezing, GF: general freezing
RWT: running water thawing, RT: refrigeration thawing
Data are expressed as the means±standard deviation (SD).
Means±SD within the same row with different superscript letters differ significantly at p<0.05.