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When the color reflectance of red pepper powders and their yellow seeds were measured using a colorimeter, the mean lightness (L*), redness (a*), and yellowness (b*) values differed considerably between the pepper powders and seeds. On the basis of this difference, we determined the seed content in the red pepper powders by using the correlated reflectance values. As the seed content of the powders increased, both L* and b* increased, while a* decreased. The polynomial regression curve equation, \( Y\left( {{\hbox{seed content}},{ }\% } \right) = 3.51 \times L * - 1.10 \times a * - 1.34 \times b * - 72.74 \), was obtained from the tristimulus data (L*, a*, and b*) of all the samples used. This is an easy method for the determination of the seed content in red pepper powders and it can be applied to a similar system.
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This work was supported by a research grant of Chungbuk National University in 2009.
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Jung, J.Y., Kim, JS., Yoo, KS. et al. Rapid Colorimetric Determination of Yellow Seed Content in Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Powder. Food Anal. Methods 4, 23–27 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-010-9134-8
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