*2.8. Color*

The color characteristics of strawberry cut fruits were measured using a calorimeter, a tristimulus Minolta Chroma Meter (Minolta Corp, Ramsey, NJ, USA), to determine the L value (lightness), a \* (green-red chromaticity), and b \* (yellow-blue chromaticity), Chroma, and Hue angle. The calorimeter was calibrated using a white standard. Readings were done at room temperature on five to six samples of the control and coated samples [7,8].
