Table 1. Changes in color of coffee-containing milk beverage with and without cacao nibs extract stored at 4°C for 4 wk

Storage (wk) Sample Color Brownness
L* a* b*
0 N10 44.22°0.02abcd 4.80°0.09de 13.78°0.80a 0.9036°0.001b
N20 42.04°3.22bcde 4.98°0.23d 14.49°0.68a 0.9413°0.109a
N30 39.58°3.59e 5.04°0.10d 14.02°0.34a 0.9246°0.064a
C10 43.79°0.00abcd 6.64°0.23ab 13.13°0.68a 0.9364°0.010a
C20 40.81°1.84cde 6.89°0.44a 14.39°0.67a 0.9373°0.046a
C30 40.61°4.52de 6.29°0.24b 14.48°0.71a 0.9315°0.097a
4 N10 46.25°1.04a 4.35°0.37e 13.62°3.51a 0.7685°0.089e
N20 44.72°2.37abc 3.55°0.49f 13.45°1.56a 0.7678°0.058e
N30 45.88°1.94ab 3.68°0.36f 13.21°2.48a 0.8458°0.008c
C10 43.72°1.61abcd 5.66°0.12c 15.06°0.12a 0.7541°0.043e
C20 44.69°1.63abc 5.23°0.49cd 14.77°0.97a 0.8193°0.062d
C30 44.54°1.57abcd 5.34°0.54cd 14.76°1.00a 0.8627°0.026c
Data are expressed as mean°SD of triplicate experiments.
Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).
N, extract-free beverage stored at 10°C, 20°C, and 30°C; C, beverage containing cacao nibs extract stored at 10°C, 20°C, and 30°C.