Table 3.
Changes in the Hunter color value of cut kimchi cabbage with preservative dips dur ing shor t-term storage at 5°C

Storage period (weeks) Treatment1)
Con As Ca Ct Ca/Ct
ΔE 1 82.48±2.91cA 81.64±1.61cdA 83.9±2.87abA 83.72±1.56bA 84.48±2.52abA
2 82.26±2.71bcdB 79.98±1.64eB 80.9±3.34deB 80.82±2.19deC 82.98±1.89abcB
3 78.21±2.55deD 76.57±1.96efD 75.35±6.99fC 82.15±1.64bBC 81.14±2.40bcC
4 84.95±1.51aA 78.54±1.79eC 81.76±4.42cAB 82.88±2.44bcAB 82.24±1.42cBC
5 79.98±2.13bcdC 75.39±3.65fD 75.81±4.39fC 80.95±4.00abC 82.20±2.98aBC
6 80.92±1.23aC 76.30±2.57eD 77.62±1.69deC 81.31±3.84bcC 82.07±1.58bBC
L 1 82.24±2.941)bA 81.39±1.61bcA 83.69±2.89aA 83.47±1.52aA 84.26±2.52aA
2 82.03±2.77bcB 79.70±1.67dB 80.59±3.37cdB 80.47±2.18cdC 82.8±1.88abB
3 77.79±2.45deD 76.22±1.95efD 75.04±6.96fC 81.75±1.78bBC 80.95±2.39bcC
4 84.68±1.48aA 78.15±1.84eC 81.51±4.38cA 82.61±2.48bcAB 82.04±1.40cBC
5 79.70±2.16bcC 74.58±4.01dE 75.33±4.59dC 80.68±4.01abC 81.98±2.95aBC
6 80.67±1.23abC 75.48±2.80dD 77.33±1.68cC 81.05±3.85abC 81.84±1.60aBC
a 1 -0.64±0.10cdC -0.59±0.05bcD -0.44±0.32aB -0.69±0.12deC -0.76±0.05eD
2 -0.45±0.22cB -0.25±0.28bB -0.42±0.31cB -0.47±0.11cB -0.66±0.05dC
3 -0.73±0.35eC 0.01±0.28bA 0.01±0.23bA -0.65±0.20eC -0.60±0.04eB
4 -0.54±0.19cB -0.22±0.31bB 0.01±0.15aA -0.50±0.12cB -0.60±0.06cB
5 -0.18±0.19abA -0.40±0.31cC 0.02±0.34aA -0.16±0.54abA -0.61±0.09dB
6 -0.17±0.21abcA -0.06±0.31abA -0.11±0.39abcA -0.44±0.13deB -0.50±0.06eA
b 1 6.22±0.71cdB 6.28±0.61cdD 5.87±0.18eD 6.40±0.64bcC 6.01±0.27deA
2 6.00±0.99dB 6.61±0.72cCD 7.03±0.64bcB 7.30±1.77bAB 5.46±0.48eB
3 7.63±2.93abA 7.27±1.25abcBE 6.84±1.13bcdBC 7.71±2.07aA 5.53±0.21eB
4 6.69±0.55cdB 7.80±0.72aB 6.46±0.79dC 6.70±0.49cdBC 5.65±0.48fB
5 6.57±0.40cdB 10.71±2.23aA 8.25±1.49bA 6.54±0.85cdC 5.96±0.76deA
6 6.36±0.53dB 10.89±2.16aA 6.62±0.76dBC 6.50±0.54dC 6.00±0.83dA
Con; control, As; 2% ascorbic acid, Ca; 2% calcium chloride, Ct; 2% citric acid, Ca/Ct (2% calcium chloride:2% citric acid, 1:1).
abMeans followed by the same letters within the row of each kimchi cabbages are not significantly different (p<0.05); ABCmeans followed by the same letters within the column per parameter are not significantly different (p<0.05).