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. 2019 Jul 8;56(9):4323–4332. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03901-8

Table 3.

Texture and colour measurement of dark chocolate bar with addition of cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule

Sample L* a* b* °Hue TCD Effect Hardness (N)
C 25.44a ± 0.15 8.02a ± 0.08 4.38a ± 0.08 28.61a ± 0.34 23.43 ± 1.21a
F1 27.22b ± 0.12 8.49bc ± 0.28 4.83ab ± 0.41 29.60a ± 1.38 1.90 Noticeable 32.96 ± 4.13b
F2 27.40b ± 0.30 8.63c ± 0.20 5.32b ± 0.26 31.66b ± 0.71 2.26 Noticeable 32.97 ± 3.38b
F3 27.28b ± 0.15 8.32b ± 0.28 4.74ab ± 0.23 29.66a ± 0.48 1.90 Noticeable 35.47 ± 3.39b

Cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule addition C = 0%, F1 = 4%, F2 = 6%, F3 = 8%

Within column, mean values marked by different superscript small letters are differ significantly (α = 0.05)