Table 3. Soluble solid content, reducing sugar content, and pH of macaron added with white sesame powder

  White sesame powder (%)
0 15 30 45
Soluble solid content (°Brix) 6.40±0.001)d2) 6.50±0.00c 6.70±0.00b 6.80±0.00a
Reducing sugar content (%) 1.61±0.02d 1.69±0.01c 2.46±0.02b 2.79±0.07a
pH 7.16±0.04a 6.87±0.02b 6.84±0.03b 6.75±0.04c
Color value L* (lightness) 86.51±0.06a 84.88±0.08b 82.32±0.08c 79.46±0.04d
a* (redness) 2.55±0.03c 2.59±0.01c 3.09±0.04a 2.99±0.03b
b* (yellowness) 16.43±0.04c 15.57±0.02b 17.75±0.24a 17.73±0.18a
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different letters (a-d) in the same row are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.