Table 1. pH and color of ricotta formulated with various levels of lemon and green tangerine
Trait | Treatments |
L3 | L5 | L7 | G5 | G7 |
pH | 5.87±0.06ab | 5.42±0.05c | 5.11±0.02d | 5.93±0.03a | 5.80±0.01b |
Color | CIE L* | 92.33±0.15ab | 92.30±0.30ab | 92.23±0.06ab | 92.03±0.06b | 92.47±0.12a |
CIE a* | 0.97±0.06a | 0.97±0.15a | 1.13±0.06a | 0.50±0.10b | 1.10±0.17a |
CIE b* | 13.23±0.29c | 13.93±0.21b | 14.53±0.15ab | 14.10±0.36b | 15.00±0.56a |
All values are mean±SD.
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
L3, Ricotta with lemon 3%; L5, Ricotta with lemon 5%; L7, Ricotta with lemon 7%; G5, Ricotta with green tangerine 5%; G7, Ricotta with green tangerine 7%.