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Table 9.

Color values after refining process of nut oil [62].

Refinery Process	Color Values
Refinery Process	Lightness (L*)	Redness (a*)	Yellowness (b*)
Crude Oil	40.54^c	2.01^a	23.71^b
Neutralized	36.50^c	0.67^b	17.62^b
Bleached	43.22^a	−1.69^c	9.95^c
Deodorized	40.96^b	−0.87^c	2.45^d
LSD	0.1423	0.2250	0.1560

a, b, c, and d after each value indicates the differences of color within the same column. The same letters indicate least significant difference while different letters indicate there is a significant difference of color.