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. 2021 Oct 16;21(20):6866. doi: 10.3390/s21206866

Table 16.

Color parameters of Polish unifloral honeys.

Black Locust
(n = 4)
Goldenrod
(n = 2)
Rapeseed
(n = 10)
Lime
(n = 4)
Heather
(n = 3)
Buckwheat
(n = 5)
L*
Average 86.2 83.7 81.8 83.4 67.3 41.5
SD ±1.2 ±2.4 ±3.3 ±3.9 ±4.8 ±3.1
Median 86.3 83.7 81.7 83.2 69.7 41.8
Min 84.7 82.0 76.5 78.9 61.7 37.3
Max 87.4 85.4 85.8 88.3 70.5 45.6
a*
Average −1.6 −1.2 −0.5 −1.1 10.5 31.9
SD ±0.2 ±0.7 ±0.3 ±1.2 ±3.5 ±1.7
Median −1.6 −1.2 −0.6 −1.7 9.5 31.8
Min −1.9 −1.7 −1.2 −1.8 7.6 29.5
Max −1.4 −0.7 −0.1 0.7 14.3 33.6
b*
Average 19.6 34.5 28.4 36.3 68.0 69.2
SD ±1.3 ±6.3 ±6.5 ±12.6 ±2.3 ±4.2
Median 19.4 34.5 29.6 39.1 68.4 69.6
Min 18.2 30.1 16.9 18.6 65.5 63.2
Max 21.4 38.9 38.0 48.3 70.0 74.5