. 2020 Sep 9;58(7):2688–2698. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04775-x

Table 3.

Bioactive profile, color description and overall acceptability of pigmented confectionary products

Color (%)	Carotenoids (µg/g)	RSA (%)	L*	a*	b*	Overall acceptability
Candy
0.00	0.00 ± 0.00^d	10.83 ± 0.55^d	38.14 ± 0.96^a	0.36 ± 0.07^d	15.97 ± 0.59^a	7.6 ± 1.19^a
0.10	11.75 ± 0.25^c	42.49 ± 1.24^c	23.31 ± 0.31^b	8.99 ± 0.62^c	17.66 ± 0.87^b	7.9 ± 0.25^a
0.15	18.43 ± 0.22^b	55.95 ± 1.77^b	17.42 ± 1.05^c	15.96 ± 0.53^b	28.09 ± 0.83^c	7.4 ± 0.49^a
0.20	23.93 ± 0.37^a	60.99 ± 2.51^a	14.93 ± 0.29^d	17.98 ± 0.66^a	30.10 ± 0.62^d	6.2 ± 0.14^b
Jelly
0.00	20.27 ± 0.86^d	42.80 ± 2.75^d	37.88 ± 1.23^a	7.61 ± 0.41^a	43.56 ± 1.17^a	8.3 ± 0.46^a
0.10	30.99 ± 1.54^c	60.95 ± 2.04^c	28.76 ± 1.52^b	11.79 ± 0.29^b	41.70 ± 1.78^a	8.0 ± 0.64^a
0.15	35.59 ± 1.73^b	74.43 ± 2.04^b	27.43 ± 0.92^b	12.04 ± 0.18^b	36.99 ± 0.50^b	7.5 ± 0.51^ab
0.20	39.50 ± 1.32^a	86.19 ± 1.95^a	18.90 ± 0.70^c	15.83 ± 0.52^c	31.02 ± 0.85^c	6.9 ± 0.75^b

Results are represented as mean ± standard deviation

^*Means with different superscripts in a column differ significantly (p < 0.05)