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Table 3 Tristimulus L, a, and b* values for color measured using a HunterLab MiniScan XE Plus Diffuse LAV M072096 colorimeter

From: Important Sensory Properties Differentiating Premium Rice Varieties

Variety	Raw			Cooked
Variety	L*	a*	b*	L*	a*	b*
Zhongzheyou	79.6a	−0.58a	11.1a	77.1a	−1.8a	6.0a
Guodao 6	75.8b	−0.50a	11.3a	76.7a	−1.9b	5.6a
Koshihikari	77.1a	−0.83a	12.8a	75.9a	−2.1a	5.1a
Koshiibuki	74.7b	−0.98b	12.9a	75.6a	−2.1a	5.0a
IR 64	78.1a	−0.62a	12.3a	77.3a	−1.8a	5.2a
IRRI 1132	79.1b	0.20b	13.8b	79.3b	−1.7a	7.0b
KDML105	77.3a	−0.95a	11.6a	79.0a	−2.0a	5.0a
PTT1	71.9b	0.03b	13.4b	78.0b	−1.9b	5.2a
Pelde	75.8a	−0.57a	13.5a	77.7a	−2.0a	5.8a
Langi	77.1b	−0.77b	12.5b	77.9a	−2.1a	6.0a
IRGA 417 (2008)	76.0a	−1.02a	10.0a	76.8a	−1.8a	2.4a
Jaçanã	75.4b	−0.49b	11.5b	76.7a	−1.9b	3.2b
IRGA 417 (2009)	73.3a	−0.48a	11.7a	76.4a	−1.7a	3.3a
Primavera	73.2a	−0.95b	12.5b	78.9b	−1.8b	4.8b
Super Basmati	77.1a	−0.33a	12.9a	78.1a	−1.8a	3.9a
Basmati 385	76.8b	0.96b	15.3b	76.2b	−1.8b	2.7b
Sambha Mahsuri	76.3a	0.21a	15.3a	78.6a	−1.7a	4.8a
Swarna	78.6b	−0.40b	13.6b	76.9b	−1.7a	3.4b
Hashemi	77.7a	0.12a	15.3a	79.1a	−1.8a	5.4a
Khazar	78.1b	0.12a	15.0b	79.1a	−1.8a	5.0b

L* is the measure of brightness from black (0) to white (100); a* describes red–green color with positive a* values redness and negative a* values greenness; b* describes yellow–blue color with positive b* values yellowness and negative b* values blueness. Values with different letters are significantly (P < 0.05) different between premium and second best varieties

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