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. 2021 Jul 5;10(7):1552. doi: 10.3390/foods10071552

Table A7.

Pearson correlation coefficients of 30 native oat grain and industrially produced oat flour properties. The color values are L*, a* and b*. NIT, near-infrared transmittance; SAFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Sample Parameter X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 X9 X10 X11 X12 X13 X14 X15 X16 X17 X18 X19 X20 X21 X22 X23 X24 X25
Grain X1 Color value L* 1.0 - 0.81 ** 0.44 * ,78 ** 0.37 * - - −0.43 * - - 0.51 ** - - - - −0.44 * 0.37 * 0.37 * - 0.55 ** −0.54 ** 0.40 * - -
X2 Color value a* - 1.0 0.54 ** −0.74 ** ,61 ** - - 0.41 * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X3 Color value b* 0.81 ** 0.54 ** 1.0 - 1.0 ** - - - - - - 0.44 * - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X4 Hue 0.44 * −0.74 ** - 1.0 - - −0.40 * −0.38 * - - - - - - - −0.46 * 0.47 ** - - - - 0.52 ** - -
X5 Chroma 0.78 ** 0.61 ** 1.0 ** - 1.0 - - - - - - 0.44 * - - - - - - - - - - - -
X6 Protein (NIT) 0.37 * - - - - 1.0 - - −0.44 * - - - 0.37 * - −0.43 * - −0.84 ** 0.96 ** 0.41 * 0.51 ** 0.44 * −0.53 ** 0.59 ** 0.49 ** 0.50 **
X7 Hectoliter weight (NIT) - - - - - - 1.0 0.78 ** - 0.43 * - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X8 Hectoliter weight - 0.41 * - −0.40 * - - 0.78 ** 1.0 - 0.38 * −0.38 * - - - - - 0.42 * −0.41 * - −0.38 * - - - - -
X9 Thousand seed weight −0.43 * - - −0.38 * - −0.44 * - - 1.0 - 0.36 * - −0.56 ** - 0.48 ** - 0.57 ** −0.46 * −0.63 ** −0.44 * −0.64 ** 0.67 ** −0.38 * −0.38 * −0.38 *
X10 Hulls lab - - - - - - 0.43 * 0.38 * - 1.0 −0.44 * - 0.41 * - −0.45 * - - - - - - - -
X11 Hulls, mill - - - - - - - −0.38 * 0.36 * −0.44 * 1.0 - −0.49 ** - 0.44 * - - - - - - 0.37 * - - -
Flour X12 Color value L* 0.51 ** - 0.44 * - ,44 * - - - - - - 10.0 - −0.53 ** - −0.54 ** - - - - - - - - -
X13 Color value a* - - - - - 0.37 * - - −0.56 ** 0.41 * −0.49 ** 1.0 - −0.95 ** - - - - 0.56 ** - −0.37 * - 0.38 * 0.60 **
X14 Color value b* - - - - - - - - - - - −0.53 ** - 1.0 0.56 ** 1.0 ** - - - −0.58 ** - - −0.42 * - −0.53 **
X15 Hue - - - - - −0.43 * - - 0.48 ** −0.45 * 0.44 * - −0.95 ** 0.56 ** 1.0 0.54 ** - −0.38 * - −0.67 ** - 0.40 * - - −0.69 **
X16 Chroma - - - - - - - - - - - −0.54 ** - 1.0 ** 0.54 ** 1.0 - - - −0.58 ** - - −0.41 * - −0.52 **
X17 Starch −0.47 * - - −0.46 * - −0.84 ** - 0.42 * 0.57 ** - - - - - - - 1.0 −0.90 ** −0.56 ** −0.41 * −0.57 ** 0.57 ** −0.50 ** −0.53 ** -
X18 Protein 0.37 * - - 0.47 ** - 0.96 ** - −0.41 * −0.46 * - - - - - −0.38 * - −0.90 ** 1.0 - 0.55 ** 0.39 * −0.49 ** 0.59 ** 0.48 ** 0.42 *
X19 Lipid 0.37 * - - - - 0.41 * - - −0.63 ** - - - - - - - −0.56 ** - 1.0 - 0.91 ** −0.79 ** - 0.41 * -
X20 SAFA - - - - - 0.51 ** - −0.38 * −0.44 * - - - 0.56 ** −0.58 ** −0.67 ** −0.58 ** −0.41 * 0.55 ** - 1.0 - −0.55 ** 0.36 * - 0.67 **
X21 MUFA 0.55 ** - - - - 0.44 * - - −0.64 ** - - - - - - - −0.57 ** 0.39 * 0.91 ** - 1.0 −0.91 ** - 0.48 ** -
X22 PUFA −0.54 ** - - - - −0.53 ** - - 0.67 ** - 0.37 * - −0.37 * - 0.40 * - 0.57 ** −0.49 ** −0.79 ** −0.55 ** −0.91 ** 1.0 −00.43 * −00.48 ** −0.46 *
X23 Ash 0.40 * - - 0.52 ** - 0.59 ** - - −0.38 * - - - - −0.42 * - −0.41 * −0.50 ** 0.59 ** - 0.36 * - −0.43 * 1.0 - 0.36 *
X24 Total dietary fibre - - - - - 0.49 ** - - −0.38 * - - - 0.38 * - - - −0.53 ** 0.48 ** 0.41 * - 0.48 ** −0.48 ** - 1.0 0.39 *
X25 β-glucan - - - - - 0.50 ** - - −0.38 * - - - 0.60 ** −0.53 ** −0.69 ** −0.52 ** - 0.42 * - 0.67 ** - −0.46 * 0.36 * .39 * 1.0

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed). - Correlation is not significant.