| Moisture content (%) | UN2) | 4.20±0.063)cD4) | 8.48±0.02aA | 7.22±0.02aC | 8.22±0.02aB | Barley cultivar | 3 | 1,999.941***5) |
| HM | 4.33±0.08bB | 4.55±0.04cA | 3.43±0.08dD | 4.06±0.07cC | Treatment | 3 | 12,955.827*** |
| EZ | 4.76±0.06aC | 5.69±0.05bA | 4.94±0.03bB | 4.78±0.06bC | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 1,658.171*** |
| HM-EZ | 4.28±0.07bcA | 4.14±0.05dB | 3.64±0.06cC | 3.60±0.07dC | | | |
| Water activity | UN | 0.19±0.00bC | 0.32±0.00aA | 0.29±0.01aB | 0.32±0.00aA | Barley cultivar | 3 | 3,349.030*** |
| HM | 0.21±0.00aC | 0.22±0.00dB | 0.15±0.00cD | 0.27±0.00bA | Treatment | 3 | 4,549.030*** |
| EZ | 0.19±0.00bD | 0.26±0.00bA | 0.20±0.00bC | 0.22±0.00cB | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 922.040*** |
| HM-EZ | 0.18±0.00cC | 0.23±0.00cA | 0.15±0.00cD | 0.19±0.00dB | | | |
| L* value | UN | 90.45±0.01aB | 83.84±0.10aD | 91.74±0.11aA | 87.89±0.06aC | Barley cultivar | 3 | 176,886.693*** |
| HM | 87.42±0.00cB | 79.44±0.01cD | 87.91±0.01cA | 85.16±0.01cC | Treatment | 3 | 34,703.020*** |
| EZ | 89.76±0.06bB | 80.05±0.01bD | 90.34±0.02bA | 86.02±0.00bC | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 1,136.576*** |
| HM-EZ | 86.75±0.01dB | 78.35±0.01dD | 87.93±0.00cA | 84.79±0.02dC | | | |
| a* value | UN | −0.40±0.00dD | 0.35±0.02dA | −0.11±0.01cC | 0.19±0.01dB | Barley cultivar | 3 | 34,237.679*** |
| HM | 0.46±0.00bC | 0.69±0.00bA | 0.40±0.00aD | 0.64±0.00bB | Treatment | 3 | 55,464.551*** |
| EZ | −0.22±0.01cD | 0.58±0.00cA | −0.02±0.00bC | 0.42±0.00cB | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 4,110.739*** |
| HM-EZ | 0.69±0.00aB | 0.84±0.00aA | 0.40±0.00aD | 0.65±0.00aC | | | |
| b* value | UN | 8.98±0.14bA | 5.42±0.13dD | 6.34±0.08bB | 6.04±0.03dC | Barley cultivar | 3 | 11,113.329*** |
| HM | 8.90±0.00bA | 6.32±0.00bD | 6.41±0.00aC | 7.80±0.01aB | Treatment | 3 | 1,066.983*** |
| EZ | 8.43±0.06cA | 6.08±0.03cC | 5.69±0.01cD | 7.22±0.00bB | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 323.095*** |
| HM-EZ | 9.24±0.00aA | 6.67±0.00aC | 6.40±0.00aD | 7.82±0.01aB | | | |
| ΔE | UN | 10.73±0.12cB | 12.67±0.12dA | 7.84±0.08cD | 10.04±0.05dC | Barley cultivar | 3 | 57,775.154*** |
| HM | 12.35±0.00bC | 16.46±0.01bA | 10.26±0.00aD | 13.02±0.00bB | Treatment | 3 | 16,709.748*** |
| EZ | 10.60±0.02dC | 15.88±0.00cA | 8.20±0.02bD | 12.05±0.00cB | Barley cultivar × Treatment | 9 | 927.602*** |
| HM-EZ | 13.03±0.00aC | 17.48±0.01aA | 10.25±0.01aD | 13.28±0.02aB | | | |