Table 1.

Hunter L, a, b color of blueberry fruits at different maturity stages.

Cultivars	Maturity Stages	Hunter L (Lightness)	Hunter a (Redness)	Hunter b (Yellowness)
Nelson	Unripe	36.19 ± 5.12 b	7.65 ± 3.04 bc	3.11 ± 3.69 b
	Ripe	24.15 ± 1.45 f	−0.04 ± 0.34 d	−2.04 ± 0.80 d
Toro	Unripe	33.43 ± 2.89 c	10.84 ± 2.62 a	2.29 ± 2.21 bc
	Ripe	26.30 ± 1.05 de	−0.21 ± 0.14 d	−3.08 ± 0.44 de
Duke	Unripe	34.11 ± 2.95 c	8.31 ± 2.39 b	2.42 ± 2.46 bc
	Ripe	26.17 ± 1.03 de	−0.25 ± 0.08 d	−2.89 ± 0.65 de
Bluejay	Unripe	37.68 ± 4.67 a	7.01 ± 3.82 c	6.01 ± 2.71 a
	Ripe	27.15 ± 1.65 d	−0.13 ± 0.21 d	−3.38 ± 0.60 e
Elliot	Unripe	32.60 ± 3.33 c	8.46 ± 2.22 b	1.78 ± 2.06 c
	Ripe	25.46 ± 1.24 ef	0.17 ± 0.33 d	−2.75 ± 0.70 de

Date are means ± standard deviation. ^a–f Values in the same column not sharing a common superscript are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p < 0.05).