Samples

Color indices

Brightness (L)

Greenness (–a)

Yellowness (+b)

Fresh parsley

41.02a

-15.58a

28.31a

Dried parsley

39.27a

-11.38b

24.36b

Fresh dill

31.39b

-11.55b

19.61c

Dried dill

27.34b

-8.93c

8.04d

Means followed by the same letter in each group are not significantly different (p>0.05).
Table 5: Effect of microwave drying on the color Indices of parsley and dill leaves.