Table 2.
Changes in external color value and inner vitamin C value of tomatoes dur ing storage at 10°C, 90%RH

Storage period (day)	L	a	b	a/b	ΔE	Chroma	Hue angle	VC (mg/100 g)
0	39.86±0.861)	23.59±2.54	16.71±1.15	1.42±0.13	0.00±0.00	28.95±2.48	35.45±2.62	16.76±0.56
3	38.82±0.82	24.75±2.01	16.25±1.06	1.53±0.09	1.89±0.86	29.62±2.12	33.35±33.11	15.82±0.53
6	38.50±0.89	24.99±2.02	16.27±1.15	1.54±0.09	2.28±2.17	29.84±2.21	33.11±1.48	13.90±0.57
9	38.33±0.83	24.73±2.25	16.17±16.24	1.53±0.09	2.17±0.92	29.57±2.33	33.26±1.68	10.33±0.43
12	38.14±0.72	25.04±1.90	16.24±1.07	1.54±0.08	2.51±1.10	29.85±2.08	33.01±1.31	9.14±0.42
15	37.70±0.79	24.58±1.93	15.94±1.01	1.54±0.09	2.70±1.01	29.30±2.05	33.02±1.54	8.70±0.49
ANOVA	***2)	NS3)	NS	***	***	NS	***	***

Means±SE (n=30, except VC n=10).
significantly different
NS, not significant
p<0.001