Table 1. Comparison of the color values of powder prepared from Caragana sinica flower dried at different drying temperatures

Drying temperature (°C)	Color value
	L*	a*	b*	C*	h°
50	69.97±0.34b1)	−9.30±0.90d	30.47±0.66a	31.86±0.66a	106.98±0.19a
60	70.77±0.25ab	−6.50±0.12c	30.73±0.49a	31.41±0.50a	101.95±0.13b
70	71.82±0.55ab	−6.34±0.21c	30.87±0.75a	31.52±0.78a	101.60±0.16c
80	72.23±0.39a	−5.89±0.05b	29.37±0.22b	29.95±0.23b	101.35±0.08c
90	69.92±2.38b	−4.29±0.22a	27.57±0.67c	27.90±0.69c	98.83±0.23d

Mean±SD (n=3) in the same column followed by different letter are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).