Table 1. The effect of the fennel seed ethanol extracts on the changes of Hunter’s values in potato extract
| Concentration(mg/mL) | L-value1) | a-value | b-value | ΔE |
| Incubation time (min) |
| 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 0 | 55.49±1.302)a3) | 49.58±0.25bc | 2.20±0.11k | 7.25±0.41h | -0.64±0.11l | 10.79±0.24f | 13.82±1.10e |
| 2.5 | 52.24±0.16b | 48.22±0.78d | 2.10±0.28k | 5.43±0.57i | 2.43±0.26k | 8.74±0.86g | 8.19±0.91gh |
| 5 | 50.99±0.04b | 48.20±0.07d | 2.19±0.07k | 4.07±0.19ij | 5.30±0.05i | 7.64±2.27gh | 4.09±2.22ij |
| 10 | 48.30±0.28cd | 47.51±0.39d | 1.85±0.21k | 2.87±0.21jk | 9.35±0.63g | 8.65±0.82g | 1.46±0.23k |
Hunter’s values are L (lightness), a (redness), and b (yellowness).
All values represent means±SD (n=9).
Values with different letters are significantly different at p<0.05 based on Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).