|
RS
|
MH
|
TH
|
SEM
|
P value
|
---|
pHultimate
|
5.60
|
5.63
|
5.60
|
0.01
|
0.41
|
CIE L*
|
42.89
|
44.20
|
42.71
|
0.60
|
0.65
|
CIE a*
|
20.80ab
|
21.32a
|
18.82b
|
0.33
|
0.02
|
CIE b*
|
10.39a
|
10.83a
|
9.46b
|
0.18
|
<0.01
|
Drip loss (%)
|
6.55
|
6.68
|
5.09
|
0.31
|
0.16
|
Water-holding capacity (%)
|
55.36
|
56.79
|
56.10
|
1.08
|
0.13
|
Cooking loss (%)
|
31.25
|
31.57
|
30.82
|
0.22
|
0.24
|
Shear force (kg)
|
6.21a
|
4.40b
|
4.80ab
|
0.25
|
0.04
|
Hardness (kg)
|
7.44a
|
5.75b
|
6.26ab
|
0.23
|
0.03
|
Springiness (cm)
|
0.51
|
0.51
|
0.51
|
0.01
|
0.62
|
Cohesiveness
|
0.43a
|
0.36b
|
0.42a
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
Gumminess (kg)
|
3.22a
|
2.10b
|
2.62ab
|
0.13
|
0.02
|
Chewiness (kg.cm)
|
1.62a
|
1.06b
|
1.34ab
|
0.06
|
0.02
|
Resilience
|
0.25a
|
0.19b
|
0.22a
|
0.01
|
<0.01
|
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RS rice straw, MH: mixed hay, TH: timothy hay
-
SEM standard error of the means
- Different superscripts a~b in the same row indicate differences among diet groups (P < 0.05)