How is the instrumental color of meat measured?

Meat Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Tapp, W N ^a   Yancey, J W S ^a   Apple, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aperture; Color measurement; Colorimeter; Illuminant; Meat color

Indexed keywords

APERTURE; APERTURE SIZES; COLOR MEASUREMENT; COLOR MEASUREMENTS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; ILLUMINANT; JOURNAL ARTICLES; MEAT COLOR; MINOLTA; SCIENCE RESEARCH;

COLORIMETERS; COLORIMETRY; MEATS; RESEARCH;

COLOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PEER REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COLOR; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; MEAT; NORTH AMERICA; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; SWINE;

EID: 79956152187     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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