Table 1.
Sample | Colour Parameters | |||
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L | a | b | ΔE | |
Control HBs | 62.24 ± 1 b | 8.41 ± 0.30 a | 28.74 ± 0.65 a | - |
CHBs | 38.31 ± 0.29 a | 19.95 ± 0.30 b | 46.46 ± 2.71 b | 32 ± 1.88 |
1 All the data are mean ± standard deviation (n = 3) for three independent batches. Different superscript letters in each column mean significant differences (p < 0.05) from each other. HBs, hydrogel beads; CHBs, curcumin hydrogel beads; ΔE, total colour difference.