Table 4
Changes of texture character istic on aging step in immature flat persimmon

Aging step	Hardness (g)	Springiness	Chewiness	Gumminess
1	979.06±34.46^1)D2)	0.71±0.15^A	232.11±58.80^C	324.62±36.64^C
2	699.63±40.04^C	0.87±0.11^B	207.79±60.47^B	237.77±57.87^B
3	97.70±24.35^B	0.91±0.10^B	25.33±7.06^A	27.61±6.34^A
4	89.04±13.69^B	0.88±0.16^B	23.26±7.11^A	26.31±7.11^A
5	72.08±9.47^A	0.89±0.10^B	19.75±5.05^A	21.97±4.44^A
6	69.56±10.03^A	0.89±0.15^B	21.48±7.13^A	23.65±6.72^A
7	68.68±9.55^A	0.92±0.07^B	19.19±3.77^A	20.77±3.43^A

Each value represents mean±SD, n=17.
^A-D Means with different superscript in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05.