Table 3.
Color properties and total color difference of rice according to freezing system and output of microwave in thawing process.

Freezing system Microwave (W) Lightness Redness Yellowness Total color difference
Control 74.83±1.399Aa1),2) -2.55±0.0392Aa 4.10±0.159Bc 0Bc

CF 200 71.52±2.357A -2.89±0.087B 6.10±0.179A 4.13±1.631AB
600 67.90±1.115B -2.86±0.109B 6.94±0.918A 7.51±1.312A
1000 67.79±4.737B -2.76±0.149B 6.67±0.923A 7.53±4.751A

IQF 200 72.52±1.350b -2.59±0.078a 5.36±0.183b 2.68±1.225bc
600 68.29±1.506c -2.66±0.077a 6.54±0.405a 6.99±1.467a
1000 69.96±2.153c -2.61±0.160a 5.31±0.603b 5.03±2.218ab
The different capital letters (A-B) indicate significant differences between output of microwave in thawing processing for the CF freezing system (p< 0.05)
The different small letters (a-c) indicate significant differences between output of microwave in thawing processing for the IQF freezing system (p< 0.05)