was judged on the basis of the color and water activity change. The color assessment was realized through evaluation of the color difference (E), measured with the colorimeter CR-400 Konica Minolta (Japan). The color of the cherry samples was indicated by CIELab color scale L*, a*, b*, where L* is
lightness, a* the color parameter (color space from red to green) and
b* represents color space from yellow to blue. E was calculated
according to the following formula: