Table 1.
Yields and Hunter’s color values of the onion peel extracts according to the extraction method

Samples1) Yields (%) Hunter’s color value
L (lightness) a (redness) b (yellowness) H (hue angle) Chroma value
AE 9.00c 46.25±0.152)b3) 16.12±0.12a 10.45±0.17c 56.80±0.10c 19.21±0.04a
LTPE 5.39d 43.42±0.69c 10.76±0.35b 14.03±0.32b 52.60±0.53d 17.68±0.45b
RE 13.21a 44.27±0.88c 8.93±0.35c 14.30±0.72b 58.03±0.31b 16.86±0.79c
SE 12.41b 49.09±0.41a 8.54±0.17c 15.80±0.26a 61.66±0.31c 17.96±0.29b
AE, autoclave extraction; LTPE, low temperature high pressure extraction; RE, reflux extraction; SE, stirrer extraction.
Values are mean±standard deviation of triplicate determinations.
Different superscripts within a column (a-d) indicate significant differences (p<0.05)