Table 5

Quality grade	Treatment	*Display Days*
Quality grade	Treatment	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Choice	NEC	2.4^amx	2.9^bnx	2.8^bnx	5.4^cox	6.1^dpx	6.9^eqx	7.1^eqx	7.0^fqx
	0.25 CG	2.8^cmx	2.9^abmx	3.1^bmx	4.8^cnx	5.6^dox	6.1^epx	7.5^fqy	7.4^fqx
	0.50 CG	2.6^bmx	2.3^abmx	2.2^amx	3.3^cnx	4.1^dox	4.8^epx	5.3^fqx	6.5^grx
	2.5 KL	2.3^amx	2.9^bnx	4.2^copx	4.4^cpdx	4.6^depx	4.8^efpqx	5.2^gqy	5.1^fgrx

Select	NEC	2.8^amy	3.5^bny	3.9^bny	5.5^cox	6.9^dpy	7.2^epy	7.7^fqy	7.6^fqy
	0.25 CG	2.5^amy	3.3^bny.	4.0^coy	5.2^dpy	6.1^eqy	6.4^eqrx	6.9^frx	7.4^gsx
	0.50 CG	2.4^amy	2.7^any	2.8^bny	3.8^coy	4.0^cpx	5.7^dqy	5.9^drx	6.8^erx
	2.5 KL	2.6^amx	3.1^bnx	3.9^cox	4.5^dpx	4.5^dpx	4.7^dpx	4.6^dpx	5.2^eqx

^£NEC = Non-enhanced Control; 0.25 CG = 0.25% κ-Carrageenan + 1% Sea salt + 0.3% Sodium tripolyphosphate; 0.50 CG = 0.50% κ-Carrageenan + 1% Sea salt + 0.3% Sodium tripolyphosphate; 2.5 KL = 2.5% Potassium lactate + 1% Sea salt + 0.3% Sodium tripolyphosphate.
^{a, b, c, d} Means with different superscripts within a row are different (P<0.05).
^{x, y} Means with different superscripts within a row and within the same treatment and among the quality grades are different (P<0.05).
^{m, n , o, p, q, r, s} Means with different superscripts within a column and within same quality grade are different (P<0.05).

Table 5: LSMeans for quality grade × treatment × display days interaction for visual color evaluation for beef strip loins enhanced with different treatments^£. ±SE for visual color score = 0.17.