Table 2
Compar ison of the color values of Citrus junos peel in relation to drying methods
Drying methods | Color value |
L* | a* | b* | h° | C* |
Before drying | 68.96±3.38 | 10.77±2.65 | 71.55±2.54 | 72.51±2.25 | 81.41±3.82 |
Hot air (50°C) | 77.89±0.86c1) | -0.26±0.36c | 46.98±0.50b | 90.33±0.43c | 46.99±0.50b |
Cold air (30°C) | 80.37±0.97b | -1.91±0.69b | 49.82±0.11a | 92.20±0.80b | 49.86±0.09a |
Freeze (-45°C) | 83.08±0.70a | -3.55±0.29a | 49.24±1.69a | 94.13±0.44a | 49.36±1.67a |
Means±SD (n=3) in the same column followed by same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).