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. 2019 Jun 18;5(6):e01917. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01917

Table 1.

Effect of storage under simulated home-refrigerated conditions at 4 °C on color analysis of cold-pressed juices.

Fresh Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Lightness (L)
Pineapple 34.02 ± 0.56ab 34.49 ± 0.87ab 35.22 ± 0.59a 33.98 ± 0.83ab 34.49 ± 0.76ab 33.50 ± 1.01b 35.29 ± 0.78a 35.45 ± 0.73a
Guava 43.61 ± 0.13b 44.01 ± 0.6ab 44.38 ± 0.23a 44.39 ± 0.43a 44.46 ± 0.43a 43.72 ± 0.4b 43.81 ± 0.32b 43.65 ± 0.4b
Carrot 35.09 ± 0.54a 33.54 ± 1.08b 33.83 ± 0.87b 33.08 ± 0.65bc 33.12 ± 0.43bc 32.49 ± 0.83c 33.35 ± 0.64b 35.78 ± 0.43a
White dragon fruit 33.56 ± 0.21a 29.63 ± 0.67c 30.47 ± 1.32c 31.87 ± 0.78b 32.15 ± 0.54b 31.99 ± 0.32b 31.97 ± 0.42b 31.90 ± 0.43b
Red dragon fruit 22.37 ± 0.89a 21.87 ± 1.07a 21.98 ± 0.96a 22.99 ± 1.87a 22.67 ± 0.95a 23.08 ± 2.06a 22.31 ± 0.92a 22.79 ± 0.64a
Redness/greenness (a)
Pineapple −3.75 ± 0.09a −3.58 ± 0.08ab −3.18 ± 0.08b −3.44 ± 0.09ab −2.97 ± 0.09c −3.2 ± 0.1b −2.91 ± 0.11c −2.82 ± 0.13c
Guava −5.59 ± 0.11ab −5.43 ± 0.2b −5.45 ± 0.09b −5.57 ± 0.08ab −5.77 ± 0.08a −5.36 ± 0.09b −5.45 ± 0.08b −5.41 ± 0.09b
Carrot 3.74 ± 0.11b 3.35 ± 0.2b 3.59 ± 0.09b 3.51 ± 0.08b 3.61 ± 0.098b 3.74 ± 0.09b 3.68 ± 0.1b 4.97 ± 0.21a
White dragon fruit −0.93 ± 0.1ab −1.03 ± 0.09a −0.66 ± 0.08bc −0.76 ± 0.11bc −0.69 ± 0.089bc −0.7 ± 0.09bc −0.67 ± 0.11bc −0.73 ± 0.13bc
Red dragon fruit 4.92 ± 0.32a 4.84 ± 0.08a 5.11 ± 0.53a 4.88 ± 0.31a 4.99 ± 0.46a 4.67 ± 0.11a 4.78 ± 0.23a 5.08 ± 0.07a
Yellowness/blueness (b)
Pineapple 6.49 ± 0.1a 6.50 ± 0.11a 5.77 ± 0.23b 5.60 ± 0.21b 4.56 ± 0.23c 4.58 ± 0.22c 2.63 ± 0.1d 2.75 ± 0.22d
Guava 3.23 ± 0.09a 3.1 ± 0.08a 3.09 ± 0.09a 3.2 ± 0.088a 3.23 ± 0.08a 2.4 ± 0.16b 2.57 ± 0.11b 2.54 ± 0.09b
Carrot 15.87 ± 0.43bc 15.71 ± 0.34bc 16.03 ± 0.45b 15.16 ± 0.44c 15.69 ± 0.39bc 15.50 ± 0.23bc 15.58 ± 0.32bc 16.91 ± 0.49a
White dragon fruit −0.97 ± 0.1a −1.01 ± 0.089a −1.16 ± 0.09a −0.22 ± 0.088b −0.2 ± 0.03b −0.09 ± 0.007c −0.08 ± 0.007c 0.07 ± 0.004c
Red dragon fruit 0.32 ± 0.07ab 0.27 ± 0.03b 0.31 ± 0.08ab 0.32 ± 0.05ab 0.28 ± 0.03b 0.33 ± 0.04a 0.34 ± 0.09a 0.33 ± 0.05a
Color difference (ΔE)
Pineapple 1.46 ± 0.11c 1.58 ± 0.22c 1.17 ± 0.32c 2.16 ± 0.27b 2.16 ± 0.31b 2.42 ± 0.3b 3.2 ± 0.15a
Guava 0.59 ± 0.11a 0.81 ± 0.13a 0.78 ± 0.22a 0.87 ± 0.24a 0.92 ± 0.31a 0.75 ± 0.22a 0.73 ± 0.35a
Carrot 1.62 ± 0.32ab 1.29 ± 0.22b 2.15 ± 0.21ab 2.00 ± 0.13ab 2.63 ± 0.32a 1.79 ± 0.45ab 1.78 ± 0.76ab
White dragon fruit 3.93 ± 0.67a 3.11 ± 0.45a 1.92 ± 0.33b 1.66 ± 0.43b 1.89 ± 0.19b 1.89 ± 0.42b 1.96 ± 0.52b
Red dragon fruit 0.36 ± 0.04a 0.41 ± 0.09a 0.35 ± 0.08a 0.34 ± 0.07a 0.35 ± 0.06a 0.32 ± 0.07a 0.33 ± 0.06a

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of three independent replicates.

For each measured parameter, values in the same row followed by different superscripted letters are significantly different according to Duncan's multiple-range test (p < 0.05).