All the bouillon pastes got darker and redder during the storage
(Fig. 2A and B.). The colours of fresh bouillon pastes were measured
before applying the MAP; however, an observed instant darkening
followed packaging under modified atmosphere. This caused
approximately 11% decrease in the L⁄-value and 10% decrease in
b⁄-value, while a⁄-value was not affected. When the colour changes