Table 4. Hunter’s color value of instant pumpkin gruel containing different amount of fermented pumpkin powder
| Substitution level of pumpkin powder1) |
| Control | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| L (lightness) | 71.21±0.432) | 71.39±0.41 | 71.06±0.51 | 69.70±0.53 |
| a (redness) | 6.96±0.66 | 3.16±0.52 | 3.20±0.52 | 2.89±0.49 |
| b (yellowness) | 58.89±0.61 | 49.54±1.01 | 50.76±0.99 | 49.50±0.31 |
| ΔE3) | 0 | 10.09 | 8.96 | 10.34 |
1) Control, pumpkin powder contents before the fermentation; 0.5-2.0%, pumpkin powder contents after the fermentation.
2) Mean±SD (n=3).
3) ΔE=overall color difference.