Table 5.

Colour characteristics of Palm sap/sap sugar.

Palm sap/sap sugar	L*	a*	b*	C*	Reference
Arenga pinnatasap	54.07–62.03	−2.83 to −3.80	6.82 - 7.28	7.38–8.19	[36]
Phoenix Dactylifera L. sap	72.01 ± 0.07	0.64 ± 0.02	15.64 ± 0.02	–	[37]
Borassus flabellifer Linn. sap	61.49–87.53	1.46–3.25	13.10–19.31	–	[38]
Granulated sugar (Arenga pinnata)	24.6–29.0	1.9–6.7	2.8–7.3	–	[35]
Coarse sugar (A. pinnata)	48.53	12.8	33.63	35.98	[39]
Coarse palm sugar	37–42.1	17–20.9	60–64	–	[3]

L*: Lightness; a*: Redness; b*: Yellowness; C*: Chroma.