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.