Table 3. Color value of meringue cookies

Color Meringue cookie
EW1) AQ2) XG-AQ3)
0.1% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5%
L* 89.18±0.724)c 91.01±0.70ab 90.69±0.03b 92.18±0.09a 91.87±0.17ab 92.27±0.52a
a* 0.57±0.23a −0.94±0.03b −0.87±0.02b −0.78±0.01b −0.79±0.02b −0.75±0.01b
b* 14.78±0.32a 6.12±0.10b 5.80±0.20b 4.42±0.07c 4.46±0.15c 4.55±0.01c
EW, egg white.
AQ, aquafaba.
XG-AQ, aquafaba with 0.1-1.5% (w/w) xanthan gum.
Values are means±SD (n=6), which sharing different superscript letters (a-c) in the same row are significantly different (p≥0.05) by Tukey’s multiple comparison test.