Table 6 Means squares and significant level for DR, Deff, L*. a*, b*, and Chroma

From: Effects of infrared assisted refractance window drying on physicochemical and quality attributes and thermodynamic analysis of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)

Parameters

df

DR

Deff

L*

a*

b*

Chroma

BI

A-Temperature

2

0.0001**

1.56×10-16**

14.31**

1.68**

30.7**

32.15**

2276.0**

B- Weight

2

0.0001**

3.78×10-16**

14.26**

3.88**

16.61**

18.61**

1198.0**

A*B

4

0.000006*

3.32×10-18ns

0.77**

0.25*

1.43**

1.47**

101.80ns

Error

16

1.97×10-6

1.97×10-18

0.088

0.072

0.2309

0.2241

37.1

C.V

 

10.9

6.5

0.9

11

2.8

2.73

7.88

  1. * Significant at P< 0.05, ** significant at P< 0.01, ns not significant at P< 0.05