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).