Table 3. Color of the breast and thigh meat from commercial broiler, Korean hanhyup-3 broiler and organic chicken

Traits Breast Thigh
Broiler HH3 KOC Broiler HH3 KOC
CIE L*1 59.87±1.18 61.99±1.98 61.58±3.59 59.47±1.92a 56.06±1.06b 52.07±1.96c
CIE a* 5.14±0.29b 4.39±0.73c 6.03±0.65a 6.34±1.24b 5.89±1.44b 8.89±1.00a
CIE b* 14.08±1.30 13.81±1.52 13.60±1.85 16.38±1.12a 14.22±2.53ab 13.50±1.31b
HH3: Korean hynhyup-3 broiler, KOC: Korean organic chicken.
CIE L*(lightness), a*(redness), b*(yellowness).
Least square means with different letters within the same row are significantly different (P<0.05).