Table 3.
Change in Hunter color values in Prunus mume fruit during storage at 4°C

Color Treatment Storage time (day)
0 1 3 5 7
L* Control 46.48±0.19Aa1) 46.32±0.25Aa 46.47±0.25Aa 46.38±0.31Aa 46.41±0.24Aa
Water washing 46.34±0.32Aa 46.54±0.30Aa 46.57±0.23Aa 46.44±0.30Aa 46.47±0.27Aa
Citric acid (0.5%) 46.34±0.33Aa 46.41±0.29Aa 46.45±0.39Aa 46.59±0.37Aa 46.46±0.29Aa
Tween 20 (0.1%) 46.56±0.21Aa 46.55±0.34Aa 46.44±0.22Aa 46.33±0.24Aa 46.54±0.22Aa
Citric acid + T 20 46.67±0.44Aa 46.42±0.20Aa 46.41±0.30Aa 46.52±0.37Aa 46.69±0.12Aa
a* Control -13.68±0.31Aa -13.50±0.40Aa -13.37±0.28Aa -13.65±0.40Aa -13.34±0.37Aa
Water washing -13.57±0.35Aa -13.57±0.27Aa -13.74±0.12Aa -13.37±0.32Aa -13.57±0.36Aa
Citric acid (0.5%) -13.56±0.24Aa -13.72±0.25Aa -13.63±0.38Aa -13.66±0.26Aa -13.60±0.32Aa
Tween 20 (0.1%) -13.53±0.33Aa -13.38±0.27Aa -13.74±0.34Aa -13.49±0.35Aa -13.70±0.24Aa
Citric acid + T 20 -13.53±0.25Aa -13.73±0.21Aa -13.64±0.37Aa -13.62±0.30Aa -13.68±0.30Aa
b* Control 19.56±0.29Aa 19.43±0.23Aa 19.42±0.28Aa 19.47±0.21Aa 19.53±0.28Aa
Water washing 19.50±0.23Aa 19.62±0.22Aa 19.64±0.26Aa 19.34±0.23Aa 19.55±0.38Aa
Citric acid (0.5%) 19.52±0.38Aa 19.75±0.27Aa 19.32±0.37Aa 19.51±0.35Aa 19.37±0.21Aa
Tween 20 (0.1%) 19.38±0.29Aa 19.52±0.20Aa 19.59±0.31Aa 19.53±0.24Aa 19.76±0.28Aa
Citric acid + T 20 19.26±0.31Aa 19.49±0.24Aa 19.47±0.21Aa 19.48±0.27Aa 19.58±0.28Aa
Any means in the same column (A) or row (a) are not significantly (p<0.05) different by Duncan's multiple range test.