Table 2. Hunter’s color values of standard and non-standard radish powder samples under hot air drying (HD), freeze drying (FD), and microwave vacuum drying (MVD)

Samples Drying methods1) Color value
L* a* b* ΔE
Standard HD 88.20±0.161)d 0.11±0.01c 12.33±0.12d 13.87±0.10c
FD 90.69±0.35b −0.46±0.01d 7.88±0.03f 8.83±0.25e
MVD 82.02±0.19e 1.34±0.02b 13.37±0.1b 18.26±0.09b
Non-standard HD 89.10±0.13c −0.47±0.01e 12.67±0.05c 13.64±0.06d
FD 91.15±0.09a −0.65±0.01f 8.50±0.03e 9.04±0.08e
MVD 79.58±0.07f 1.57±0.01a 15.76±0.04a 21.67±0.03a
HD, hot air drying; FD, freeze drying; MVD, microwave vacuum drying.
All values are mean±SD (n=3) and different superscript letters (a-f) in the same column indicate significant differences (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.