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. 2026 Oct 9;17:1977402. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1977402

Table 4.

The engineering properties of the watermelon juice at Day 0.

TC EC (mS/cm) Resistivity (Ω·m) Viscosity (mPa·s) Density (kg/m3) λ (W/m·K) Cp (kJ/kg·K) Ʈ (Pa) Dielectric constant
NC 3.91a ± 0.04 2.56m ± 0.03 1.95a ± 0.04 942.56a ± 11.30 6.87 ×10-1k ± 0.01 4.62l ± 0.04 0.59a ± 0.02 85.56m ± 2.37
PC 7.32j ± 0.03 1.37c ± 0.01 2.51c ± 0.04 957.41b ± 11.65 6.63 ×10-1i ± 0.01 4.34ij ± 0.11 0.92c ± 0.01 77.95k ± 0.52
T1 6.01d ± 0.09 1.67j ± 0.03 3.31d ± 0.14 966.70e ± 11.21 6.43 ×10-1g ± 0.01 4.34j ± 0.03 1.27f ± 0.02 75.24ij ± 0.23
T2 5.82c ± 0.05 1.72k ± 0.02 3.45e ± 0.06 969.59f ± 10.64 6.40 ×10-1fg ± 0.01 4.28h ± 0.06 1.39h ± 0.01 74.13hi ± 0.70
T3 5.45b ± 0.03 1.84l ± 0.02 3.33d ± 0.25 963.62d ± 10.64 6.53 ×10-1h ± 0.01 4.34j ± 0.12 1.13d ± 0.02 76.09j ± 0.85
T4 6.07d ± 0.25 1.65j ± 0.07 3.54f ± 0.08 972.49h ± 10.51 6.43 ×10-1g ± 0.01 4.26gh ± 0.05 1.44i ± 0.03 73.50gh ± 0.53
T5 8.53l ± 0.28 1.17b ± 0.04 2.72b ± 0.06 958.65c ± 10.37 6.67 ×10-1j ± 0.01 4.48k ± 0.08 0.83b ± 0.06 79.65l ± 0.88
T6 6.64f ± 0.08 1.51h ± 0.02 4.86j ± 0.05 989.51l ± 10.39 6.13 ×10-1cd ± 0.01 4.06c ± 0.05 2.24k ± 0.04 65.12cd ± 0.81
T7 6.30e ± 0.05 1.59i ± 0.01 3.92g ± 0.06 977.54i ± 10.54 6.30 ×10-1e ± 0.01 4.23fg ± 0.03 1.61g ± 0.06 70.50f ± 1.79
T8 6.92g ± 0.03 1.45g ± 0.01 4.74i ± 0.13 985.50k ± 10.68 6.13 ×10-1cd ± 0.01 4.18e ± 0.05 2.03j ± 0.06 67.69e ± 1.29
T9 7.33i ± 0.03 1.36d ± 0.01 3.58f ± 0.08 971.40g ± 10.52 6.43 ×10-1g ± 0.01 4.30hi ± 0.02 1.41e ± 0.03 72.31g ± 1.95
T10 6.91g ± 0.06 1.45g ± 0.02 4.05h ± 0.05 979.04j ± 10.08 6.37 ×10-1f ± 0.01 4.20ef ± 0.02 1.74i ± 0.03 69.21e ± 0.99
T11 7.30h ± 0.04 1.37e ± 0.01 5.46j ± 0.09 997.05n ± 10.27 6.10 ×10-1c ± 0.01 4.12d ± 0.04 2.33m ± 0.49 59.70a ± 0.79
T12 6.88g ± 0.12 1.45g ± 0.03 5.05j ± 0.05 992.32m ± 10.59 6.17 ×10-1d ± 0.01 4.14d ± 0.04 2.34l ± 0.03 66.24de ± 1.14
T13 9.27m ± 0.21 1.08a ± 0.03 6.47m ± 0.03 1015.87r ± 10.15 5.87 ×10-1a ± 0.01 3.87a ± 0.08 3.52p ± 0.04 59.47a ± 1.07
T14 7.48i ± 0.07 1.34cd ± 0.02 5.57k ± 0.06 1002.67o ± 13.3 5.97 ×10-1b ± 0.02 4.04c ± 0.07 2.74n ± 0.03 63.70bc ± 1.54
T15 8.65k ± 0.11 1.15b ± 0.02 5.87k ± 0.04 1007.35q ± 12.9 5.97 ×10-1b ± 0.01 4.00b ± 0.06 2.91o ± 0.04 61.59b ± 1.12
T16 7.24h ± 0.07 1.38f ± 0.01 5.64l ± 0.03 1003.52p ± 12.7 6.00 ×10-1b ± 0.01 4.05c ± 0.06 2.77n ± 0.04 63.25b ± 1.00

Mean ± SD; n = 3; Means with similar letter within the same column do not differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05), according to DMRT; Cp–Specific Heat Capacity; EC – electrical conductivity; λ–thermal conductivity; Ʈ–Shear Stress.