Table 1 Changes in polygalacturonase (PG) activity and oxidative enzyme activity such as polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) of paprika during storage at 25℃, under corrugated packaging or Al-coated corrugated packaging

Packaging container Storage day (day) Enzyme activity (U/g/min)
PG PPO POD
Before packaging 0 42.13±1.18e1) 35.98±6.60bc 284.93±46.43ab
Corrugated packaging 5 46.86±1.91bc 39.01±8.60bc 302.66±28.63ab
10 47.22±1.37b 44.76±7.66ab 269.72±22.57b
15 49.88±1.75a 51.29±7.13a 351.03±44.92a
20 51.22±1.37a 50.08±8.34a 275.31±28.18ab
Al coated- corrugated packaging 5 44.08±1.07de 36.38±10.56c 293.72±34.77ab
10 44.41±1.84cde 36.00±9.51bc 261.73±34.17b
15 45.03±1.52bcd 42.39±5.02abc 290.28±33.06ab
20 47.08±1.39b 35.94±5.46bc 258.75±37.02b
All values are mean SD (n=3). Means with different letter superscripts in the same column for the same packaging are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.