Table 9 The effect of sweating treatment on color.

From: Study on effects of sweating treatment and different drying methods on the quality of Gentianae macrophyllae Radix

Factor

Surface

Powder

L*

a*

b*

L*

a*

b*

Sweating treatment

43.572 ± 5.7582)

6.027 ± 0.9171)

16.572 ± 2.8052)

62.507 ± 1.7132)

4.679 ± 0.411

20.459 ± 0.344

Without sweating treatment

54.457 ± 1.392

6.935 ± 0.756

21.825 ± 1.618

68.178 ± 2.105

4.202 ± 0.729

20.159 ± 0.422

  1. (1)P < 0.05, 2)P < 0.01, calculate by SPSS).
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