. 2019 Jul 19;8(7):268. doi: 10.3390/foods8070268

Table 3.

Color parameters of blue corn anthocyanin encapsulated powders by spray-drying using agave fructans as a carrier agent.

Agave Fructans (% w/v)	L*	a*	b*	Chroma*	Hue°	ΔE
6%	36.79 ± 0.32 ^d	36.25 ± 1.34 ^a	13.62 ± 0.26 ^a	38.73 ± 1.18 ^a	0.359 ± 0.018 ^a	5.04 ± 0.35 ^c
8%	37.77 ± 0.94 ^c	36.29 ± 0.64 ^a	13.46 ± 0.25 ^a	38.90 ± 0.48 ^a	0.355 ± 0.006 ^a	5.29 ± 0.64 ^c
10%	40.09 ± 0.50 ^b	36.26 ± 0.21 ^a	13.79 ± 0.39 ^a	38.80 ± 0.33 ^a	0.363 ± 0.007 ^a	7.11 ± 0.61 ^b
12%	42.32 ± 0.46 ^a	36.33 ± 0.30 ^a	13.65 ± 0.24 ^a	38.81 ± 0.21 ^a	0.359 ± 0.008 ^a	8.57 ± 0.47 ^a

Means ± standard deviation of duplicate treatments. Values with different letter per column indicate significant difference (p < 0.05), using the Tukey test. ΔE, total difference of color.