Table 2. Color values of osmotically extracted syrup from peel of Citrus junos in relation to freezing pretreatment
| Freezing pretreatment |
Non-frozen | −20°C | −70°C |
Color value | L* | 98.38±0.12a1) | 81.30±2.95b | 80.81±1.99b |
a* | −10.77±0.30b | 5.09±2.71a | 5.75±2.11a |
b* | 34.13±1.81b | 55.68±3.84a | 55.95±1.09a |
C* | 35.79±1.82b | 55.95±4.04a | 56.27±1.31a |
h° | 107.52±0.40a | 84.89±2.51b | 84.16±2.00b |
Values represent the mean±standard deviation (n=3). Means within each row followed by different letters are significantly different at p<0.05.