Ground beef was either untreated or treated with
2 g/100 g pea flour (PF), pea protein isolate (PPI), or pea protein hydrolysate (PPH), nitrite-cured, then
cooked to 72 C. During storage at 2 C up to 9 days in PVC package, color parameters (L*, a*, b*,
nitrosylhemochrome, and pigment UV spectrum) were analyzed.