Table 2.
Color value of impor ted Valencia oranges with different sizes
Part | Color value1) | Size |
Small | Medium | Large |
Fruit surface | L* | 68.32±1.642)ab | 67.46±1.48b | 68.84±1.20a |
a* | 9.83±1.62a | 9.51±1.76a | 9.97±1.93a |
b* | 45.81±2.78b | 44.18±2.14b | 48.50±3.31a |
Flesh surface | L* | 52.21±2.62a | 50.73±2.60b | 50.99±2.34ab |
a* | -0.31±0.78ab | 0.06±0.83a | -0.56±0.70b |
b* | 18.00±2.30a | 16.11±1.45b | 14.52±2.49c |
L* : Degree of lightness (white +100 ↔ 0 black).
a* : Degree of redness (red +100 ↔ 0 ↔ –80 green).
b* : Degree of yellowness (yellow +70 ↔ 0 ↔ –80 blue).
Mean ± S.D (n=10).
Values with different superscripts within the row are significantly different at p<0.05 based on Duncan's multiple range test.