Table 4
Organic acids contents of kiwifruit during postharvest storage

Storage periods (Days) Quinic acid Citric acid Malic acid Ascorbic acid Total
(mg/100g) (mg/100g) (mg/100g) (mg/100g) (mg/100g)
0 865±38a1) 577±15a 225±12a 55.0±8.7a 1722±28a
5 858±36a 572±21a 215±17ab 54.8±9.7a 1700±56ab
10 839±41b 559±22b 213±10ab 54.5±6.7a 1666±45b
15 836±18b 558±23b 211±19ab 50.8±0.7b 1655±32b
20 794±21c 529±13c 209±15b 50.8±2.7b 1583±118c
30 785±16c 524±9c 205±23b 49.3±4.7b 1563±97d
Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p≤0.05) by Duncan’s test.