Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 2 Hydration properties and color values of ginseng IDF as affected by different particle sizes

From: Particle size of ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) insoluble dietary fiber and its effect on physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities

	WHC (g g⁻¹)	WSI (%)	Color values
	WHC (g g⁻¹)	WSI (%)	L*	a*	b*
M20	3.88 ± 0.08b	6.08 ± 0.32b	55.39 ± 0.28c	5.61 ± 0.06a	7.80 ± 0.06d
M60	4.09 ± 0.18b	6.95 ± 0.86b	54.96 ± 0.17c	4.27 ± 0.04b	10.08 ± 0.05c
M100	3.97 ± 0.18b	7.73 ± 1.03b	61.39 ± 0.14b	3.57 ± 0.10c	12.95 ± 0.30b
M400	5.15 ± 0.42a	13.38 ± 1.31a	75.81 ± 0.22a	2.73 ± 0.02d	17.49 ± 0.53a

WHC: water holding capacity; WSI: water solubility index
Values represent means ± standard deviations; Means followed by different letters (a–d) in the same column represent statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05)

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