Table 2. Hunter color values of commercial dried applemango slices and hot-air dried applemango leathers prepared with tapioca starch, gelatin, or no additives
| Group1) | Hunter’s color2) |
| L* | a* | b* |
| CAG | 64.04±2.543)a4) | 12.02±1.12a | 48.02±3.21a |
| CON | 62.13±1.18a | 12.86±1.69a | 46.34±3.27a |
| TSG | 63.89±0.82a | 12.42±0.68a | 51.37±0.95a |
| GLG | 62.74±1.08a | 12.86±1.05a | 50.73±1.44a |
CAG, commercial dried applemango slices; CON, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with no additives; TSG, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with tapioca starch; GLG, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with gelatin.
L*, lightness; a*, redness; b*, yellowness.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) based on the Tukey’s HSD test or the Kruskal-Wallis test.