Parameter | Normal meat (n = 27) | DFD meat (n = 12) | P-value |
pH45 min | 6.35 ± 0.07 | 6.25 ± 0.11 | 0.4606 |
pH24 hr | 5.54 ± 0.07b | 6.16 ± 0.04a | <0.0001 |
Temp45 min | 24.82 ± 0.21 | 24.99 ± 0.31 | 0.6517 |
Temp24 hr | 18.43 ± 0.17 | 18.47 ± 0.25 | 0.297 |
L* | 34.29 ± 0.59a | 31.53 ± 0.83b | 0.0002 |
a* | 12.66 ± 0.30 | 12.78 ± 0.23 | 0.8329 |
b* | 11.14 ± 0.29 | 11.01 ± 0.43 | 0.8111 |