Whenever consumers consider buying fresh products, such as fruits,vegetables, and meat, color is used as a quality parameter. Evaluation of the product is based on earlier experiences, and expectations are set ac-cordingly (MacDougall & Hutchings, 2002) and therefore determinesthe purchase. This fact makes color evaluation an important factor in
not only quality control by the producer and manufacturer, but also
within research and product development. It is important that such
color evaluations are performed in a consistent and objective manner
to achieve reliable results (Wu & Sun, 2013). Important as well, is that
the color measurements reflect the human perception of color and
that they can be performed in a non-invasive manner. It is therefore
worthwhile investigating the current and future methods for meat
color assessment.