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Different extracting media were compared for the estimation of total pigment concentrations in meat. Acidified 80% acetone and 0.04 M phosphate buffer pH 6.8 extracted the maximum amount of pigment. Water and buffers of low pH resulted in non-extraction of up to 45% of the pigments.
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