Table 1
Physicochemical properties of kiwifruit during postharvest storage

Storage periods (Days) Soluble solids (°Brix) Total acidity (%) Firmness (g) Hunter’s value
L a b
0 11.0±0.45e1) 1.55±0.04a 520±19.7a 60.7±3.5a -12.2±1.5a 32.5±2.7c
5 12.4±0.23d 1.42±0.03b 396±17.2b 59.9±3.7a -12.7±2.5a 34.3±1.5b
10 13.3±0.10d 1.30±0.06b 322±5.2c 56.7±2.2b -12.4±2.2a 34.4±0.6b
15 14.3±0.33c 1.11±0.04c 225±9.0d 56.5±2.0b -11.6±0.7b 35.4±2.5b
20 14.8±0.17b 1.02±0.03c 181±5.2e 56.3±1.7b -10.8±0.5c 38.8±1.4ab
30 15.2±0.15a 1.00±0.07c 122±5.6e 49.8±1.2c -10.7±0.7c 42.4±1.1a
Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p≤0.05) by Duncan’s test.