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. 2019 Apr 10;56(5):2771–2777. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03737-2

Table 1.

Colorimetric analysis of bracatinga honeydew honeys and blossom honeys

Sample L a* b* C*ab h*ab
HD-1 27.37 ± 0.21 16.82 ± 0.05 12.01 ± 0.22 20.67 ± 0.17 35.53 ± 0.41
HD-2 24.48 ± 0.01 15.49 ± 0.16 11.12 ± 0.02 19.09 ± 0.13 35.77 ± 0.28
HD-3 27.50 ± 0.47 17.03 ± 0.01 13.28 ± 0.02 21.60 ± 0.00 37.95 ± 0.05
HD-4 26.95 ± 0.48 16.15 ± 0.01 11.93 ± 0.06 20.08 ± 0.03 36.45 ± 0.15
HD-5 27.60 ± 0.38 16.56 ± 0.10 12.98 ± 0.36 21.04 ± 0.30 38.10 ± 0.60
HD-6 26.28 ± 0.01 14.24 ± 0.03 12.44 ± 0.12 18.91 ± 0.08 41.13 ± 0.29
HD-7 26.85 ± 0.00 11.95 ± 0.01 11.91 ± 0.00 16.87 ± 0.00 44.92 ± 0.01
HD-8 28.06 ± 0.01 16.99 ± 0.18 14.79 ± 0.02 22.53 ± 0.14 41.04 ± 0.31
HD-9 28.04 ± 0.44 17.28 ± 0.15 14.74 ± 0.02 22.71 ± 0.11 40.47 ± 0.25
HD-10 21.01 ± 0.01 15.29 ± 0.04 12.39 ± 0.32 19.68 ± 0.18 39.00 ± 0.80
HD-11 27.77 ± 0.01 16.98 ± 0.04 15.62 ± 0.13 23.07 ± 0.11 42.60 ± 0.22
HD-12 22.80 ± 0.01 11.31 ± 0.06 6.60 ± 0.06 13.09 ± 0.07 30.28 ± 0.16
HD-13 27.91 ± 0.15 17.56 ± 0.10 15.21 ± 0.25 23.23 ± 0.22 40.90 ± 0.38
HD-14 25.98 ± 0.19 15.12 ± 0.11 9.71 ± 0.11 17.97 ± 0.15 32.69 ± 0.13
HD-15 26.01 ± 0.18 13.54 ± 0.05 9.67 ± 0.01 16.64 ± 0.04 35.53 ± 0.11
HD-16 27.62 ± 0.68 17.42 ± 0.31 13.64 ± 0.01 22.12 ± 0.24 38.06 ± 0.48
HB-1 42.92 ± 0.01 6.71 ± 0.03 33.11 ± 0.98 33.78 ± 0.96 78.54 ± 0.35
HB-2 42.61 ± 0.00 3.75 ± 0.07 30.57 ± 0.60 30.80 ± 0.59 83.00 ± 0.27
HB-3 38.64 ± 0.65 8.59 ± 0.10 30.98 ± 1.10 32.14 ± 1.03 74.49 ± 0.69
HB-4 43.41 ± 0.50 5.13 ± 0.07 35.21 ± 0.02 35.58 ± 0.02 81.71 ± 0.12
HB-5 34.92 ± 0.62 16.24 ± 0.11 26.41 ± 1.04 31.01 ± 0.94 58.40 ± 0.85
HB-6 49.88 ± 0.46 1.93 ± 0.06 30.77 ± 0.59 30.83 ± 0.59 86.40 ± 0.13
HB-7 34.78 ± 0.21 12.89 ± 0.07 21.56 ± 0.31 25.12 ± 0.28 59.14 ± 0.33
HB-8 44.33 ± 0.34 6.61 ± 0.07 37.43 ± 0.01 38.00 ± 0.01 79.98 ± 0.10
HB-9 45.40 ± 0.02 7.02 ± 0.02 38.61 ± 0.20 39.24 ± 0.01 79.70 ± 0.03
HB-10 43.00 ± 0.49 9.28 ± 0.08 37.21 ± 0.04 38.35 ± 0.03 75.99 ± 0.12
HB-11 30.33 ± 0.71 15.65 ± 0.22 20.82 ± 0.13 26.05 ± 0.17 53.07 ± 0.43
HB-12 33.01 ± 0.50 15.56 ± 0.14 22.79 ± 0.91 27.60 ± 0.83 55.65 ± 0.83
HB-13 37.15 ± 0.51 15.14 ± 0.07 29.89 ± 0.98 30.50 ± 0.89 63.12 ± 0.73
HB-14 35.24 ± 0.61 15.79 ± 0.11 26.60 ± 1.12 30.94 ± 1.01 59.28 ± 0.89
HB-15 44.41 ± 0.30 6.89 ± 0.04 39.54 ± 0.76 40.14 ± 0.74 80.12 ± 0.24
HB-16 40.33 ± 0.24 6.13 ± 0.02 32.79 ± 0.90 33.36 ± 0.89 79.41 ± 0.25
HB-17 43.58 ± 0.01 5.47 ± 0.10 37.91 ± 0.01 38.30 ± 0.02 81.80 ± 0.14
HB-18 44.16 ± 0.00 6.95 ± 0.05 33.62 ± 0.27 34.33 ± 0.26 78.32 ± 0.13
HB-19 38.93 ± 0.38 13.66 ± 0.05 31.75 ± 0.80 34.56 ± 0.76 66.72 ± 0.46
HB-20 39.96 ± 0.52 12.35 ± 0.07 32.72 ± 1.24 34.98 ± 1.18 69.31 ± 0.67
HB-21 32.83 ± 0.19 15.27 ± 0.04 21.65 ± 0.18 26.49 ± 0.15 54.81 ± 0.23
HB-22 38.82 ± 0.00 10.36 ± 0.06 31.94 ± 0.00 33.58 ± 0.02 72.04 ± 0.09
HB-23 40.26 ± 0.00 11.43 ± 0.03 32.20 ± 0.01 34.17 ± 0.02 70.45 ± 0.04
HB-24 35.09 ± 0.01 12.78 ± 0.04 24.42 ± 0.02 27.56 ± 0.03 62.38 ± 0.06
HB-25 47.57 ± 0.01 1.07 ± 0.06 28.16 ± 0.01 28.18 ± 0.01 87.83 ± 0.12
HDA-1 26.05 ± 0.01 15.29 ± 0.06 13.02 ± 0.01 20.08 ± 0.05 40.40 ± 0.10
HDA-2 28.56 ± 0.43 16.72 ± 0.18 15.30 ± 0.01 22.66 ± 0.14 42.46 ± 0.31
HDA-3 31.34 ± 0.20 17.32 ± 0.04 19.70 ± 0.00 26.23 ± 0.03 48.68 ± 0.08
HDA-4 27.26 ± 0.01 16.71 ± 0.31 14.27 ± 0.01 21.97 ± 0.23 40.50 ± 0.52
HDA-5 28.97 ± 0.01 16.72 ± 0.02 15.21 ± 0.13 22.60 ± 0.09 42.30 ± 0.24
HDA-6 29.60 ± 0.01 17.21 ± 0.01 17.41 ± 0.08 24.48 ± 0.05 45.33 ± 0.15
HDA-7 28.27 ± 0.79 16.47 ± 0.04 14.63 ± 0.03 22.03 ± 0.01 41.62 ± 0.13
HDA-8 29.01 ± 0.01 17.11 ± 0.09 16.85 ± 0.02 24.01 ± 0.01 44.56 ± 0.05
HDA-9 30.50 ± 0.01 18.53 ± 0.02 18.74 ± 0.01 26.35 ± 0.01 45.33 ± 0.04

HD Bracatinga honeydew honey, HB Blossom honey, HDA Bracatinga honeydew honeys adulterated with blossom honey, L* lightness, a* Intensity of green (negative values) and red colours (positive values), b* Intensity of blue (negative values) and yellow colours (positive values), C*ab Chroma, hab Hue angle