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.