Table 3 Color values of the macarons containing different amounts of cabbage powder

Color values1) Cabbage powder content (%)

0 1 3 5 7

L 72.60±3.68a2) 63.82±1.03b 60.73±0.91c 56.09±1.12d 53.15±1.77e
a 1.53±0.26a 0.24±0.17b -0.26±0.14c -1.02±0.14d -0.79±0.13d
b 18.76±0.64b 19.22±0.14b 19.32±0.54b 20.61±0.52a 21.19±0.60a
1)L, Lightness (white;+100~black;0); a, redness (red;+100~green;-80); b, yellowness (yellow;+70~ blue;-70).
2)Values are mean±SD (n=3), means followed by the same letter in a row were not significantly different (p<0.05).