Table 4.
Colour of fruit juice extracted from frozen marula fruits.
| Samples | L | a | b | Chroma | ΔE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFJ (FMF 0 Week) | 54.17e±0.9 | 5.87c±0.3 | 20.09d ± 0.3 | 20.93d ± 0.5 | 46.39a±0.3 |
| MFJ (FMF 2 Weeks) | 49.69d ± 0.8 | 4.78b ± 0.3 | 20.30d ± 0.3 | 20.86d ± 0.4 | 50.39b ± 0.3 |
| MFJ (FMF 4 Weeks) | 48.68c±0.8 | 3.18a±0.2 | 15.13c±0.5 | 15.46c±0.4 | 49.92b ± 0.3 |
| MFJ (FMF 6 Weeks) | 44.61b ± 0.6 | 3.18a±0.5 | 12.05b ± 0.4 | 12.46b ± 0.3 | 53.01c±0.5 |
| MFJ (FMF 8 Weeks) | 42.46a±0.5 | 3.11a±0.4 | 8.07a±0.3 | 8.65a±0.3 | 54.56d ± 0.3 |
Values are means ± standard deviations of replicate determinations (n = 3). Mean values with the same letter in the same column are not significantly (p > 0.05) different. MFJ is Marula fruit juice. FMF is Frozen marula fruit.