Color of fresh cut cross-sections from the cooked meat batters (9
per treatment) was determined (Mini Scan MS/S, Hunter Lab., Reston,
VA) using the D65 illuminant setting, and 10° standard observer. Color
was expressed according to the Commission International de
l'Eclairage (CIE) system and reported as Hunter L* (lightness), a*
(redness), and b* (yellowness) (Wiegand & Waloszek, 2003).