Table 5
Sensory evaluation of kiwifruit during postharvest storage

Storage periods (days)	Appearance	Flavor	Chewiness	Off-taste (stringency)	Overall acceptibility
0	5.42±0.21^c1)	5.82±0.25^d	5.83±0.15^d	5.85±0.15^e	5.85±0.05^c
5	6.00±0.15^bc	6.00±1.05^c	6.00±0.02^c	6.62±0.25^b	5.85±0.05^c
10	6.43±0.32^bc	6.81±0.45^b	6.24±0.09^b	6.63±0.29^b	6.00±0.15^bc
15	6.82±0.31^b	6.43±0.15^bc	6.21±0.21^b	6.40±0.15^c	6.84±0.25^b
20	7.21±1.15^a	7.42±1.05^a	7.65±0.12^a	6.80±0.22^a	7.21±0.25^a
30	6.62±0.50^bc	7.45±1.00^a	7.12±0.25^a	6.00±0.15^d	6.25±0.25^bc

Each value represents the man of rating by 15 judges 9-point scale (1=extremely dislike, 9=extremely like).
Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p≤0.05) by Duncan’s test.