TABLE 4.

Color of DDG/APF flour blends and steamed breads

Sample	DDG/APF flour blend color			Steamed bread color
	L*	a*	b*	L*	a*	b*
Control	91.43 ± 0.20 a	0.13 ± 0.01 a	8.14 ± 0.13 e	76.83 ± 0.17 a	−0.62 ± 0.07 e	13.54 ± 0.12 c
10% DDG	90.06 ± 0.11 b	−0.16 ± 0.04 b	11.91 ± 0.11 d	72.50 ± 0.15 b	−0.05 ± 0.02 d	19.15 ± 0.16 c
15% DDG	89.87 ± 0.06 b	−0.26 ± 0.02 c	12.92 ± 0.20 c	69.62 ± 0.15 c	0.36 ± 0.01 c	19.83 ± 0.35 b
20% DDG	89.39 ± 0.08 c	−0.31 ± 0.07 c	13.97 ± 0.22 b	67.60 ± 0.20 d	0.64 ± 0.03 b	20.27 ± 0.31 a
25% DDG	89.21 ± 0.11 c	−0.29 ± 0.03 c	14.29 ± 0.13 a	66.62 ± 0.01 e	0.94 ± 0.04 a	20.49 ± 0.11 a

All data were determined in triplicate. Mean values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different from each other (p < .05).

Abbreviations: APF, all‐purpose flour; DDG, distillers dried grain.