Table 2 Change in L^*, a^* and b^* values of dried persimmons dur ing storage per iod

	Temp. (°C)	Sample1)	Storage period (day)
			0	10	20	35	50	80
			L^*	10	QF	35.24±1.722)^aA3)	29.51±0.87^bDE	30.82±1.40^bE	31.79±3.09^abD	-	-
SF	35.00±0.02^aA	27.51±0.87^bDE		10	28.18±2.98^bF	26.78±2.85^bE	-	-
0	QF	35.24±1.72^dA		37.75±1.67^dB	55.53±0.07^cA	64.72±0.25^bA	64.34±2.36^bA	73.35±1.87^aA
0	SF	35.00±0.02^eA		41.33±1.81^dA	47.76±2.10^cB	50.57±1.87^cB	63.58±0.50^aA	58.72±3.78^bC
-10	QF	35.24±1.72^eA		29.27±0.57^fDE	42.07±0.06^dC	52.34±0.47^bB	45.89±1.37^cC	64.43±1.45^aB
-10	SF	35.00±0.02^eA		31.18±1.87^fD	42.89±0.61^dC	51.18±1.27^bB	48.85±0.05^cB	61.98±0.32^aBC
-20	QF	35.24±1.72^bA		35.29±1.07^bC	35.33±0.43^bD	35.17±0.51^bC	35.00±0.59^bD	38.39±0.66^aD
-20	SF	35.00±0.02^bA		34.79±0.52^bC	34.58±1.06^bD	34.64±1.05^bCD	34.69±1.05^bD	37.31±0.03^bD
a^*	10	QF	11.22±1.06^aB	3.15±0.19^cDE	6.57±0.08^bD	4.10±0.21^cBC	-	-
	10	SF	13.76±0.64^aA	3.83±0.06^dBCD	7.41±0.54^bD	4.84±0.27^cB	-	-
	0	QF	11.22±1.06^aB	2.52±0.14^cE	3.55±0.24^bE	1.55±0.06^dD	1.47±0.16^dC	0.83±0.04^dD
	0	SF	13.76±0.64^aA	4.55±1.39^cBC	6.78±0.50^bD	3.38±0.13^cC	1.32±0.23^dC	2.08±0.13^dC
	-10	QF	11.22±1.06^aB	3.31±0.70^dCDE	9.00±0.12^bC	4.04±0.34^cdBC	4.72±0.25^cB	2.17±0.04^eC
	-10	SF	13.76±0.64^aA	4.76±0.38^cB	9.26±0.85^bC	4.40±0.49^cB	4.25±0.12^cB	2.42±0.18^dC
	-20	QF	11.22±1.06^cB	13.47±1.06^bA	15.72±1.06^aA	11.78±1.22^bcA	7.83±1.38^dA	6.63±0.32^dB
	-20	SF	13.76±0.64^aA	14.17±0.04^aA	14.58±0.57^aB	10.92±0.12^bA	7.25±0.32^cA	7.53±0.82^cA
b^*	10	QF	26.29±2.98^aA	7.47±0.39^bCD	9.31±0.51^bD	9.34±1.06^bB	-	-
	10	SF	26.81±0.30^aA	8.48±0.53^cBC	10.48±1.00^bD	10.24±0.79^bB	-	-
	0	QF	26.29±2.98^aA	6.40±0.30^bD	5.08±0.21^bE	4.54±0.18^bD	4.43±0.04^bE	4.06±0.17^bE
	0	SF	26.81±0.30^aA	8.28±0.72^cC	9.30±0.60^bD	7.89±0.06^cC	4.95±0.21^eC	5.80±0.30^dD
	-10	QF	26.29±2.98^aA	8.17±0.80^dC	12.91±0.08^bC	9.77±0.12^cdB	11.43±0.34^bcB	7.80±0.01^dC
	-10	SF	26.81±0.30^aA	10.03±0.49^cB	12.46±0.95^bC	10.09±0.84^cB	11.08±0.17^cCD	7.48±0.44^dC
	-20	QF	26.29±2.98^aA	24.08±2.08^abA	21.88±1.18^bA	18.55±1.19^cA	15.23±1.20^dA	14.68±0.65^dB
	-20	SF	26.81±0.30^aA	23.41±0.47^bA	20.01±0.63^cB	15.39±0.61^dA	16.27±0.60^eDE	15.87±0.30^eA

QF, quick freezing; SF, slow freezing.
Means±SD.
^a-eMeans in a row and ^A-Fmeans in a column followed by different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.