Table 2 Color parameters (L, a, and b) of the different pectin films.

From: Synthesis and characterization of edible films using high methoxyl pectin extracted from orange peel

Films Con. (%)

L

a

b

CAP films

HP films

PC films

CAP films

HP films

PC films

CAP films

HP films

PC films

0.5

79.91 ± 0.35b

67.77 ± 1.84a

92.71 ± 0.32c

3.83 ± 0.15b

10.20 ± 1.42c

-0.957 ± 0.05a

31.71 ± 0.25b

39.15 ± 1.37c

7.33 ± 0.25a

1

76.42 ± 0.89b

63.53 ± 2.58a

91.89 ± 0.40c

5.45 ± 0.44b

12.89 ± 2.68c

-0.803 ± 0.04a

39.23 ± 0.79b

42.75 ± 1.77c

11.32 ± 1.27a

1.5

68.29 ± 0.54b

56.81 ± 0.70a

91.39 ± 0.94c

10.14 ± 0.41b

15.79 ± 0.50c

-0.783 ± 0.22a

46.83 ± 0.58b

44.05 ± 0.56b

14.29 ± 2.77a

2

60.15 ± 0.60b

45.17 ± 0.46a

91.26 ± 0.26c

15.09 ± 0.27b

26.30 ± 8.24b

-0.793 ± 0.03a

48.66 ± 0.46b

47.40 ± 9.12b

14.41 ± 1.45a

  1. Means ± SD (n = 3) within the same row followed by different superscript letters (a, b, c) differ significantly (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s LSD test, SPSS 25.0, p < 0.05).