TABLE 1.

The color parameters of sea buckthorn under different drying methods.

Parameter	Fresh	Drying methods
		HAD	IRD	IR-HAD	PVD	VFD
L*	53.44 ± 0.30a	36.39 ± 0.45e	37.58 ± 0.19d	36.00 ± 0.12f	42.60 ± 0.29c	44.18 ± 0.19b
a*	25.35 ± 0.13c	22.05 ± 0.89e	24.31 ± 0.21d	22.11 ± 0.59e	29.73 ± 0.41b	33.25 ± 0.20a
b*	47.42 ± 0.29a	30.96 ± 1.84e	35.51 ± 0.25d	32.52 ± 1.05e	42.34 ± 0.83c	44.33 ± 0.43b
ΔE	*	23.95 ± 1.50a	19.86 ± 0.28b	22.43 ± 0.88a	12.76 ± 0.42c	12.56 ± 0.13c
Browning index /(Abs/g d.m.)	0.09 ± 0.00f	0.42 ± 0.01b	0.35 ± 0.01c	0.59 ± 0.01a	0.28 ± 0.00d	0.24 ± 0.00e

Different letters in the figure reveal significant differences (P < 0.05) according to the Duncan test.