. 2021 Feb 20;10(2):467. doi: 10.3390/foods10020467

Table 1.

Changes in color of deep-fat-fried chicken drumsticks.

Days of Storage	L*		a*		b*
	Control	Treatment	Control	Treatment	Control	Treatment
0	52.89 ± 3.89 ^a	52.23 ± 0.53 ^ab	7.51 ± 0.91 ^a	8.88 ± 0.52 ^a	3.05 ± 0.71 ^c	6.86 ± 3.65 ^bc
2	48.71 ± 0.92 ^abcd	50.54 ± 0.97 ^abc	8.10 ± 0.48 ^a	8.69 ± 1.45 ^a	9.25 ± 1.08 ^ab	9.64 ± 0.99 ^ab
4	47.92 ± 1.57 ^abcd	49.36 ± 0.82 ^abc	8.03 ± 1.26 ^a	9.33 ± 0.91 ^a	12.17 ± 3.24 ^ab	14.31 ± 2.39 ^a
6	48.51 ± 1.55 ^abcd	48.40 ± 2.22 ^abcd	7.89 ± 0.07 ^a	8.56 ± 2.15 ^a	12.51 ± 0.33 ^ab	12.64 ± 3.17 ^ab
8	46.19 ± 1.15 ^cd	47.33 ± 2.25 ^bcd	7.38 ± 0.50 ^a	7.78 ± 1.24 ^a	11.17 ± 1.70 ^ab	13.52 ± 0.90 ^a
10	45.75 ± 0.98 ^cd	43.91 ± 1.62 ^d	7.17 ± 0.56 ^a	7.36 ± 1.40 ^a	12.24 ± 1.64 ^ab	11.47 ± 2.13 ^ab

Data are given as mean values ± standard deviation. Different letters within the same column indicate significant differences (Tukey’s test, p < 0.05) between mean values.