Day 1 Oxidation in purge(TBARS) Oxidation in meat (TBARS) L* (lightness) a* (redness) b* (yellowness) Chroma
CON 0.01a 0.011 47.47 3.67a 7.25a 8.19a
SF 0.01a 0.010 49.83 3.76a 8.17a 9.05a
DHA 0.01a 0.009 48.25 3.48a 7.38a 8.20a
SEM 0.178 0.501 0.137 0.862 0.126 0.254
Day 3            
CON 2.37b 0.015 48.76 4.17b 9.09b 10.03b
SF 2.66b 0.018 50.25 4.26b 9.91bc 10.83b
DHA 2.21b 0.015 49.57 3.75a 9.11b 9.87b
SEM 0.189 0.122 0.445 0.509 0.098 0.161
Means with column with unique superscript differ significantly (P>0.05).
SEM; standard error of means within column.
TBARS;Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (mg malonaldehyde/kg of meat).
L*: 0=black, 100=white; a*:red (+) to green (-), b*: yellow (+) to blue (-).
Table 4: The effect of injection treatments on 1d and 3d, raw loin chops (n=24) for TBARS estimated oxidation and Colour meter measurements L*, a*, b*, Chroma.