Table 2. Effect of Treatments and Storage Periods on the Physiological Sugar Contents of Guava Fruitsa.
| treatments (T) | reducing sugars(%) | nonreducing sugars (%) | total sugars (%) | vitamin C (mg 100 g–1 FW) | total flavonoids (mg QE g–1 FW) | total phenolics (μg GAE g–1 FW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control | 3.38 b | 1.26 b | 4.71 b | 148.05 ab | 484.64 b | 42.33 c |
| ginger extract | 3.54 a | 1.22 b | 4.82 b | 153.72 a | 573.92 a | 116.61 a |
| garlic extract | 3.48 ab | 1.66 a | 5.22 a | 139.93 cd | 473.80 b | 108.58 b |
| A. vera gel | 3.17 c | 1.67 a | 4.88 b | 144.54 bc | 439.67 b | 101.59 b |
| gum arabic | 3.14 c | 1.70 a | 4.91 b | 136.15 d | 583.72 a | 101.11 b |
| LSD (P ≤ 0.05) | 0.159 | 0.270 | 0.207 | 6.7931 | 59.295 | 7.5773 |
| days (D) | ||||||
| 0 | 2.73 d | 1.43 c | 4.20 d | 177.36 a | 330.97 d | 40.62 d |
| 3 | 3.52 ab | 1.01 d | 4.57 c | 156.61 b | 428.01 c | 109.76 b |
| 6 | 3.60 a | 1.16 cd | 4.78 c | 148.46 c | 664.27 a | 107.11 b |
| 9 | 3.67 a | 1.40 c | 5.16 b | 131.69 d | 605.15 ab | 130.44 a |
| 12 | 3.40 b | 1.81 b | 5.32 ab | 124.76 d | 591.46 b | 103.71 b |
| 15 | 3.14 c | 2.18 a | 5.44 a | 128.00 d | 447.05 c | 72.62 c |
| LSD (P ≤ 0.05) | 0.174 | 0.296 | 0.226 | 7.4415 | 64.954 | 8.3006 |
| T × D (P ≤ 0.05) | NS | NS | NS | 16.640 | 145.24 | 18.561 |
a
Means sharing different letter(s) in columns are statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05 (LSD test). NS = not significant.