. 2019 Jul 11;56(9):4311–4322. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03900-9

Table 4.

Mean values of color coordinates L*, a* and b* of pasta depend on Cistus incanus participation

Addition of Cistus incanus (%)	Dry pasta			Cooked pasta
Addition of Cistus incanus (%)	L*	a*	b*	L*	a*	b*
0	74.58 ± 2.79^c	2.54 ± 0.82^a	10.52 ± 0.34^d	52.22 ± 5.45^c	1.08 ± 0.97^b	6.66 ± 0.35^c
1	69.24 ± 1.47^bc	3.33 ± 0.46^a	14.83 ± 0.48^a	46.08 ± 2.01^b	4.38 ± 0.71^a	11.90 ± 1.52^a
2	68.45 ± 1.67^abc	3.60 ± 0.20^ab	15.32 ± 1.16^ab	44.00 ± 1.84^ab	3.40 ± 1.09^a	12.84 ± 1.01^ab
3	68.12 ± 1.33^abc	4.00 ± 1.27^ab	16.05 ± 0.21^abc	44.75 ± 2.90^ab	4.08 ± 0.89^a	13.88 ± 1.72^ab
4	62.12 ± 4.33^ab	3.76 ± 0.56^ab	16.68 ± 0.63^bc	43.36 ± 0.70^ab	4.75 ± 0.21^a	14.43 ± 0.29^ab
5	61.06 ± 5.03^a	5.12 ± 0.45^b	17.66 ± 1.14^c	40.02 ± 3.27^a	5.24 ± 1.52^a	14.95 ± 1.13^b

n = 5; mean ± SD

L* brightness, a* redness(+)–greenness(−) balance, b* yellowness(+)–blueness(−) balance

^a–dMeans followed by the same letter within a column indicate no significant difference (p < 0.05) in Tukey test