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%.