Table 4.
Colour coordinates (L*, a*, b*) and the colour attributes (Chroma and Hue) of shell of different almond cultivars
| Cultivar | L* | a* | b* | Chroma | Hue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell | Kernel | Shell | Kernel | Shell | Kernel | Shell | Kernel | Shell | Kernel | |
| Amendoão | 62.31 ± 2.17a | 40.78 ± 3.07bc | 10.99 ± 0.77e | 14.83 ± 2.02bc | 28.91 ± 1.46c | 23.44 ± 3.54ef | 30.93 ± 1.54d | 27.74 ± 4.02d | 69.18 ± 1.07a | 57.60 ± 1.40d |
| Bonita | 55.90 ± 1.79b | 45.08 ± 2.18a | 11.21 ± 0.66e | 15.44 ± 1.41b | 27.79 ± 0.88d | 27.58 ± 2.34b | 29.97 ± 0.98e | 31.61 ± 2.67b | 68.05 ± 0.98b | 60.77 ± 1.03b |
| Casanova | 52.28 ± 3.13d | 42.01 ± 2.99b | 13.37 ± 1.01b | 14.12 ± 1.82c | 29.79 ± 2.43c | 26.51 ± 3.38bc | 32.09 ± 2.55c | 30.04 ± 3.77bc | 65.33 ± 1.18c | 61.95 ± 1.42a |
| Ferragnès | 55.63 ± 2.61b | 38.80 ± 6.55d | 12.55 ± 1.24c | 16.93 ± 3.17a | 28.06 ± 1.73d | 26.06 ± 5.36c | 30.75 ± 1.88de | 31.09 ± 6.12b | 65.90 ± 1.83c | 56.81 ± 2.54e |
| Glorieta | 53.26 ± 2.71cd | 39.72 ± 2.44cd | 14.28 ± 1.77a | 15.28 ± 2.22b | 29.06 ± 1.84c | 24.49 ± 3.24de | 32.36 ± 2.07bc | 28.89 ± 3.81cd | 63.82 ± 2.65d | 58.07 ± 1.98d |
| Pegarinhos (Moncorvo) | 55.07 ± 2.63b | 45.85 ± 3.47a | 12.15 ± 1.06cd | 17.30 ± 1.27a | 30.49 ± 1.94ab | 32.89 ± 3.02a | 32.83 ± 2.07abc | 37.17 ± 3.16a | 68.28 ± 1.37b | 62.20 ± 1.36a |
| Pegarinhos (Murça) | 61.40 ± 1.62a | 39.10 ± 2.64d | 11.74 ± 0.76d | 15.19 ± 1.17b | 31.01 ± 1.38a | 25.90 ± 1.92cd | 33.16 ± 1.49a | 30.04 ± 2.16bc | 69.26 ± 0.84a | 59.59 ± 1.20c |
| Refêgo | 53.75 ± 2.29c | 40.75 ± 2.72bc | 13.47 ± 0.86b | 12.94 ± 1.43d | 30.03 ± 1.34b | 22.64 ± 2.23f | 32.92 ± 1.44ab | 26.08 ± 2.57e | 65.85 ± 1.19c | 60.24 ± 1.43bc |
| P value | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Each value is expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 50). In each column different letters mean significant differences between the almond cultivars