Table 3.
pH value changes for cut kimchi cabbage with respect to packaging mater ials during short-term storage at 5°C

Weeks Package1)
PP OPP LDPE
0 6.00±0.11aB2) 6.00±0.11aB 6.00±0.11aB
1 5.96±0.06aB 5.82±0.04bC 5.91±0.03aB
2 6.06±0.02aB 5.82±0.09bC 6.01±0.03aB
3 6.01±0.05aB 5.96±0.11aBC 5.95±0.14aB
4 6.36±0.06aA 6.32±0.10aA 6.41±0.05aA
PP, polypropylene film; OPP, oriented polypropylene film; LDPE, low density polyethylene film.
abMeans followed by the same letters within the row of each cut kimchi cabbages are not significantly different (p<0.05); ABmeans followed by the same letters within the column per parameter are not significantly different (p<0.05).