Table 2
Compar ison of the color values of Citrus junos peel in relation to drying methods

Drying methods Color value
L* a* b* 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).