Table 2. Surface and internal color of beef patty with chestnut powder

Treatment1) Surface color Internal color
L* a* b* L* a* b*
C0 34.52a 7.97a 13.62a 48.64a 5.99a 16.30a
C1 33.13b 7.51ab 12.30b 47.91ab 5.90a 15.95a
C2 32.90b 7.00bc 12.22b 47.72b 5.37b 15.36b
C3 32.05b 6.83c 11.79b 46.71c 5.09b 15.41b
SEM2) 0.409 0.137 0.258 0.218 0.086 0.139
C0, beef patty without chestnut powder; C1, beef patty with 1% chestnut powder; C2, beef patty with 2% chestnut powder; C3, beef patty with 3% chestnut powder.
n=12.
Different small letters in the same column indicate significant differences between means (p<0.05).