Table 6

Quality grade	Treatment	*Display Days*
Quality grade	Treatment	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
*Choice*	NEC	1.1^amx	1.5^abnx	1.8^bnx	3.2^cox	6.1^dpy	6.3^dpx	6.9^eqx	6.9^erx
	0.25 CG	1.1^amx	1.3^amx	1.2^amx	2.2^bnx	4.9^cox	6.3^dpx	6.6^dpqx	6.7^dqx
	0.50 CG	2.1^amy	2.2^amy	2.1^amy	2.8^bny	4.1^cox	5.2^dpx	5.4^dpx	6.1^eqx
	2.5 KL	2.2^amy	2.2^amy	3.2^bny	3.4^bny	3.5^bcnx	3.9^cox	4.9^dpx	4.8^dqx
Select	NEC	1.1^amx	1.4^amy	2.3^bny	3.8^cox	5.7^dpx	6.2^cox	6.7^fpx	6.9^fpx
	0.25 CG	2.1^amy	2.2^amy	2.3^amy	4.2^bny	5.9^coy	6.3^cdpx	6.6^deqx	6.8^eqx
	0.50 CG	1.8abmx	1.5^amx	1.7^amx	2.2^bny	4.8^coy	5.2^cdpx	5.6^deqx	5.9^erx
	2.5 KL	1.3^amx	1.5^amx	2.1^bnx	2.6^cox	3.4^dpx	4.8^eqy	5.8^fry	5.7^fry

^£ 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} Means with different superscripts within a column and within a quality grade (within Choice or within Select) are different (P<0.05).

Table 6: LSMeans for quality grade × treatment × display days interaction for discoloration scores for beef strip loins enhanced with different treatments^£. ±SE for discoloration score = 0.19.