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.