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.