Parameter Unit Experimental group
C E100% E125%
pH1   6.18 ± 0.42 6.19 ± 0.50 5.97 ± 0.49
pH2   5.30 ± 0.07 5.37 ± 0.14 5.39 ± 0.11
Conductivity after 45 min (EC1) mS/cm 1.76 ± 0.67a 2.11 ± 0.68 3.46 ± 2.60a
Conductivity after 24 h (EC2) mS/cm 2.35 ± 0.82 3.43 ± 1.55 3.82 ± 2.09
Color of the meat after 45 min        
Lightness - L* a   47.38 ± 4.70 45.61 ± 3.47 47.41 ± 4.91
Redness - a* a   16.13 ± 0.86A 16.86 ± 0.81A 16.68 ± 0.70
Yellowness - b* a   2.39 ± 1.07 2.24 ± 1.27 2.38 ± 1.45
Color of the meat after 24 h        
Lightness - L* a   53.07 ± 3.20a 50.07 ± 4.78 48.96 ± 4.04a
Redness - a* a   18.34 ± 1.61A 19.90 ± 1.82A 19.61 ± 1.97
Yellowness - b* a   8.83 ± 2.46 8.87 ± 2.01 8.56 ± 1.75
Water adsorption % 18.80 ± 4.19A 19.68 ± 3.73 22.37 ± 3.27A
Marbled % 1.16 ± 0.27 1.01 ± 0.16 1.03 ± 0.20
a.b.cStatistical significant differences p≤0.05
A.B.CSignificant differences p≤0.1
Table 6: The parameters defining the quality of meat obtained from animals in the
experiment (±SD. N=13).