Table 3 Change in texture of dried persimmons dur ing storage per iod

	Temp. (°C)	Sample1)	Storage period (day)
			0	10	20	35	50	80
			Springiness (%)	10	QF	98.78±2.292)abA3)	100.28±0.30aA	95.76±2.95bDE	101.85±0.09aA	-	-
SF	100.12±0.42aA	99.87±0.06aA			94.25±1.77bE	88.92±5.63bC	-	-
0	QF	98.78±2.29aA		99.95±0.45aA	100.01±0.45aAB	98.26±1.36aA	97.37±0.51aBC	93.54±2.43bC
	SF	100.12±0.42aA		98.24±1.08aAB	98.54±0.51aABCD	93.47±0.76cB	96.92±0.61abBC	94.57±3.93bcBC
-10	QF	98.78±2.29aA		96.43±2.06aB	96.57±1.78aCDE	98.59±1.73aA	96.73±0.01aBC	99.39±0.62aA
	SF	100.12±0.42aA		99.68±2.40abA	97.44±2.19bcBCD	92.72±0.75dBC	96.08±0.58cC	99.44±0.41abA
-20	QF	98.78±2.29aA		99.20±0.67aA	98.88±0.08aABC	99.57±0.57aA	97.97±1.63aB	98.07±1.33aAB
	SF	100.12±0.42abA		100.25±0.15abA	100.90±0.17abA	100.61±0.70aA	99.70±0.75bA	99.65±0.02bA
Chewiness (g)	10	QF	392.87±44.10bB	376.51±19.26bcFE	648.33±18.41aAB	316.74±46.11cCDE	-	-
		SF	697.54±27.80aA	743.17±6.04aB	328.43±57.86bF	258.27±69.27bDE	-	-
	0	QF	392.87±44.10bB	558.54±29.06aD	542.82±2.55aCD	311.25±26.20cCDE	335.43±19.29c	404.96±20.99bE
		SF	697.54±27.80bcA	911.14±23.00aA	718.22±8.45bA	643.46±9.59dB	529.28±22.13e	668.79±7.24cdB
	-10	QF	392.87±44.10cB	456.14±61.09cE	589.17±6.96bBC	386.49±77.22cC	374.60±16.85c	1098.62±1.84aA
		SF	697.54±27.80aA	305.14±35.30dFE	419.09±23.90cE	239.56±21.51eE	399.23±10.20c	558.91±1.12bC
	-20	QF	392.87±44.10cB	379.47±12.98cFE	490.28±9.89bDE	334.64±16.24cCD	489.13±24.88b	442.04±11.39bD
		SF	697.54±27.80aA	648.33±93.26aC	516.01±97.76bCD	739.74±35.40aA	537.91±15.49b	386.16±41.00cE
Hardness (g/cm2)	10	QF	3380.42±257.08bB	2905.25±66.00bD	7120.33±539.67aA	3659.00±539.20bBC	-	-
		SF	4097.50±151.50bA	6138.10±162.90aA	3026.00±51.75cCD	1986.73±579.93dD	-	-
	0	QF	3380.42±257.08bB	4613.25±228.50aB	4380.40±374.60aB	2462.30±296.70cD	3599.00±154.33bC	3495.20±311.20bC
		SF	4097.50±151.50cA	4208.10±177.90cB	4588.68±183.93cB	7520.55±952.05aA	8009.50±290.17aB	6049.00±396.00bA
	-10	QF	3380.42±257.08dB	2690.96±582.29dD	4914.68±288.08cB	2567.60±502.60dD	8342.50±91.50aAB	6500.50±813.50bA
		SF	4097.50±151.50aA	2382.80±492.20dD	3670.00±309.25abCD	2702.75±402.25cdD	3107.95±231.80bcAB	3513.15±61.35bC
	-20	QF	3380.42±257.08bB	2537.96±212.71cD	2733.50±587.50cD	2907.50±285.00dCD	3911.38±88.13abC	2508.80±439.80cD
		SF	4097.50±151.50cA	3558.13±593.47cdC	3347.63±411.88dB	4501.96±80.29aBC	8590.67±303.67aA	4765.98±173.78bB

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.