. 2021 Jan 15;10(1):165. doi: 10.3390/foods10010165

Table 3.

External color (top and side), different dimensions of texture, and features of the crumb through digital imaging of the muffins incorporated with the different extracts during the 8 days of storage time.

		Top			Side			Hardness (g)	Adhesivity (g/s)	Resilience (%)	Cohesiveness	Springiness (%)	Gumminess	Chewiness	Number of Objects	Average Size	Circularity
		L*	A*	B*	L*	a*	b*	Hardness (g)	Adhesivity (g/s)	Resilience (%)	Cohesiveness	Springiness (%)	Gumminess	Chewiness	Number of Objects	Average Size	Circularity
Storage Time (ST)	0 Days	56 ± 1 ^b	10 ± 1 ^a	26.4 ± 0.3 ^a	45 ± 3	15 ± 4	31 ± 4	1523 ± 1956 ^a	−1.8 ± 0.2 ^b	19 ± 3	0.50 ± 0.06	85 ± 3 ^b	548 ± 247	424 ± 247	97 ± 32 ^a	23,656 ± 3475 ^b	38 ± 3
	4 Days	50 ± 1 ^a	13 ± 1 ^b	28 ± 1 ^b	45 ± 3	14 ± 2	32 ± 3	2533 ± 405 ^a,b	−0.4 ± 0.3 ^a,b	19 ± 2	0.51 ± 0.03	80 ± 4 ^a	1292 ± 214	1042 ± 179	96 ± 20 ^a	18,338 ± 1295 ª	38 ± 2
	8 Days	50 ± 1 ^a	13 ± 1 ^b	28 ± 1 ^b	46 ± 3	14 ± 2	32 ± 3	3599 ± 4287 ^b	−0.5 ± 0.9 ^a	18 ± 1	0.50 ± 0.03	80 ± 3 ^a	1366 ± 267	1068 ± 232	96 ± 12 ^a	16,993 ± 1214 ª	36 ± 2
p-value (n = 3)	Tukey test	<0.001	<0.001	0.025	0.023	0.153	0.211	0.026	0.035	0.075	0.324	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.001	0.025	0.358
Type of Preservative (TP)	Control	54 ± 3 ^d	12 ± 1 ^b–d	28 ± 3 ^a,b	50 ± 2	17 ± 1 ^b	31 ± 6	3116 ± 591	−0.3 ± 0.5	17 ± 1	0.47 ± 0.03	78 ± 4 ^a	1491 ± 355	1156 ± 266	119 ± 27	18,621 ± 6087	37 ± 3
	Potassium sorbate 2	52 ± 2 ^a–d	13 ± 1 ^c,d	29 ± 2 ^a,b	46 ± 2	16 ± 1 ^b	33 ± 2	2272 ± 749	−0.7 ± 1.5	18 ± 3	0.50 ± 0.07	83 ± 2 ^b	1129 ± 558	890 ± 531	112 ± 18	21,213 ± 3236	39 ± 3
	Potassium sorbate 0.2	52 ± 3 ^b–d	13 ± 2 ^d	29 ± 2 ^b	44 ± 5	16 ± 2 ^b	33 ± 2	1941 ± 1124	−0.2 ± 0.2	19 ± 3	0.51 ± 0.08	83 ± 3 ^b	992 ± 582	819 ± 475	93 ± 22	21,982 ± 11870	38 ± 2
	Rosemary	54 ± 4 ^d	12 ± 2 ^b	27 ± 3 ^a,b	45 ± 2	15 ± 2 ^a,b	32 ± 4	1999 ± 763	−0.3 ± 0.2	19 ± 2	0.51 ± 0.03	81 ± 3 ^b	1053 ± 531	832 ± 490	107 ± 15	17,934 ± 2758	37 ± 2
	Rosemary Max	48 ± 1 ^a	12 ± 1 ^b,c	26.3 ± 0.8 ^a	46 ± 2	13.1 ± 0.7 ^a,b	31 ± 1	4690 ± 7620	−0.5 ± 0.2	18 ± 2	0.50 ± 0.02	83 ± 3 ^a,b	1097 ± 424	856 ± 424	97 ± 13	19,088 ± 3513	38 ± 2
	Lemon balm	49 ± 2 ^a–d	13 ± 2 ^c,d	29.4 ± 0.7 ^a,b	44 ± 2	15 ± 2 ^a,b	33 ± 2	3201 ± 2980	−0.5 ± 0.4	20 ± 2	0.52 ± 0.02	83 ± 3 ^b	865 ± 312	830 ± 290	88 ± 26	18,392 ± 7376	38 ± 2
	Lemon balm Max	48 ± 2 ^a–c	11.0 ± 0.4 ^a	27 ± 1 ^a,b	45 ± 2	12 ± 1 ^a	30 ± 2	1901 ± 766	−0.2 ± 0.3	18 ± 2	0.48 ± 0.04	81 ± 4 ^a,b	865 ± 312	683 ± 236	83 ± 19	19,769 ± 6358	36 ± 4
	Oregano	49 ± 1 ^a,b	13.4 ± 0.3 ^b,c,d	27.1 ± 0.7 ^a	45 ± 3	14 ± 1 ^a,b	31 ± 2	1998 ± 762	−0.4 ± 0.2	20 ± 2	0.51 ± 0.03	83 ± 4 ^b	1008 ± 177	830 ± 290	83 ± 16	19,769 ± 6358	37 ± 3
	Oregano Max	51.3 ± 0.6 ^c,d	12.8 ± 0.1 ^b	28.3 ± 0.5 ^a,b	47 ± 1	13.4 ± 0.9 ^a,b	30 ± 2	1846 ± 717	−0.3 ± 0.2	19 ± 1	0.50 ± 0.02	81 ± 3 ^a,b	975 ± 423	719 ± 243	86 ± 16	20,677 ± 7740	36 ± 3
p-value (n = 9)	Tukey test	<0.001	<0.001	0.003	<0.001	<0.001	0.382	0.375	0.579	0.003	0.066	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.438	0.065	0.256
ST × TP (n = 27)	p-value	0.251	0.310	0.558	<0.001	0.304	0.812	0.505	0.249	<0.001	0.001	0.108	<0.001	<0.001	0.412	0.185	0.589

In each row, different letters represent statistical significative differences with a significance level of 0.05. The SDs were calculated from results obtained in different conditions, and thus should not be considered as precision measurements but rather as an interval of values.