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