Drying Methods Temperature, Power level (ºC,Watt)   L   a   b   ∆L2   ∆a2   ∆b2   ∆E2   ∆E Fresh - 37.06 -7.10 19.55 - - - - - HAD 50 36.08 2.04 16.7 0.9604 83.539 8.1225 92.6225 9.624a 60 36.62 2.03 15.55 0.1936 83.356 16.000 99.5505 9.977ab 70 35.04 2.28 14.22 4.0804 4.0804 28.4089 120.4737 10.976b 80 34.55 3.16 13.31 6.3001 105.26 38.9376 15.5053 12.268c MWD 180 31.1 -0.25 8.2 35.5216 46.922 128.8225 211.266 14.535d 360 34.45 -0.61 12.65 6.8121 42.1201 47.61 96.5422 9.825c 540 36.16 -2.12 15.78 0.81 24.8004 14.2129 39.8233 6.310a 720 35.23 -2.48 16.26 3.3489 21.344 10.8241 35.5174 5.959a 900 35.11 -1.77 14.88 3.8025 28.4089 21.8089 54.0203 7.349b *The values having same superscript in a column for individual drying are not significantly different at p<0.05

Table 2: Effect of drying temperatures (HAD) and power levels (MWD) for colour parameters.