Table 1. Changes in the CIE L^*, a^*, and b^* values of fresh-cut lettuce treated with different thymine extract during storage

Storage period(day)	Color value	Treatment¹⁾
Storage period(day)	Color value	Cont	TEA	TEB	TEC	TED
0	L^*	69.50±4.04^a²⁾	69.50±5.78^a	69.50±2.96^a	69.57±3.86^a	69.41±3.71^a
	a^*	-1.99±0.38^a	-2.03±0.51^a	-1.98±0.58^a	-1.94±0.44^a	-2.11±0.31^a
	b^*	4.97±0.97^a	5.13±1.04^a	4.98±1.12^a	5.14±0.97^a	5.03±2.39^a
1	L^*	68.40±3.96^a	68.46±4.90^a	68.12±5.24^a	68.08±6.63^a	68.41±7.85^a
	a^*	-2.19±0.80^a	-2.20±0.69^a	-2.13±0.41^a	-2.14±0.31^a	-2.03±1.02^a
	b^*	4.91±1.72^a	4.99±1.68^a	4.90±1.02^a	4.92±0.82^a	5.06±2.36^a
3	L^*	64.44±4.95^a	66.00±2.56^a	67.10±1.83^a	67.15±2.56^a	65.60±5.73^a
	a^*	-2.55±0.76^a	-1.20±1.03^a	-2.09±0.25^a	-1.95±0.72^a	-2.24±0.41^a
	b^*	6.52±1.57^a	4.84±2.79^a	5.38±0.77^a	5.26±1.31^a	5.67±1.36^a
5	L^*	59.97±5.27^c	62.96±4.53^a^b^c	65.87±4.62^a	64.00±3.86^a^b	60.57±4.61^b^c
	a^*	-1.68±0.75^a	-1.74±0.62^a	-1.79±0.66^a	-1.86±0.46^a	-1.94±0.33^a
	b^*	5.31±1.52^a	5.16±0.93^a	5.11±1.25^a	4.96±0.69^a	5.11±0.67^a
7	L^*	58.92±5.62^c	62.30±2.91^a^b^c	65.61±5.66^a	63.20±6.78^a^b	61.33±2.25^b^c
	a^*	-0.28±2.19^a	-0.36±1.48^a	-0.91±1.28^a	-0.76±1.58^a	-0.16±1.69^a
	b^*	10.55±4.42^a	8.86±3.34^a^b	7.25±2.98^b	8.48±2.86^a^b	10.33±4.33^a

¹⁾Cont, distilled water; TEA, 0.001% (w/v) thyme extract; TEB, 0.005% (w/v) thyme extract; TEC, 0.01% (w/v) thyme extract; TED, 0.05% (w/v) thyme extract.
²⁾Value represent means±SD (n=15). Different letters in the same row indicate significant statistical difference (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.