Treatment L* b* L*-3b*
CON 72.15 ± 0.48 a 5.72 ± 0.30 a 56.81 ± 0.11 a
CHI 0.5% 73.89 ± 0.25 a 4.15 ± 0.19 b 61.94 ± 0.38 b
CHI 1% 75.15 ± 0.72 b 4.02 ± 0.71 b 62.28 ± 0.44 b
CHI 1.5% 75.62 ± 0.14 b 3.84 ± 0.61 c 63.94 ± 0.82 c
Different letters in the same column indicated significant difference (P<0.05) according to a 1-way ANOVA and LSD test
Table 5: Color characteristics of common carp surimi with various concentrations of chitosan (mean ± standard deviation).