Table 3.
Effect of wash treatments on total soluble sugars of date fruits
| Wash treatmenta | Contact time (min) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
| T1 | 68.4 ± 0.35aB | 69.2 ± 1.25aD | 68.4 ± 0.89aBC | 69.2 ± 3.25aD |
| T2 | 67.3 ± 1.84aB | 66.1 ± 0.78aD | 67.4 ± 2.19aBC | 67.5 ± 1.34aD |
| T3 | 67.0 ± 1.63aB | 68.4 ± 4.31aD | 67.7 ± 3.75aBC | 68.4 ± 2.33aC |
| T4 | 65.9 ± 2.33aB | 66.8 ± 2.03aCD | 65.2 ± 4.45aB | 64.6 ± 1.06aC |
| T5 | 66.5 ± 2.40bB | 65.6 ± 0.0bC | 60.4 ± 0.0aA | 61.7 ± 0.14aB |
| T6 | 65.0 ± 0.0bAB | 64.2 ± 0.0bBC | 62.6 ± 7.35aAB | 62.2 ± 1.00aBC |
| T7 | 65.6 ± 1.70bB | 63.2 ± 0.57bAB | 62.8 ± 0.0bA | 62.3 ± 0.0aBC |
| T8 | 62.5 ± 0.0aA | 62.3 ± 4.74aAB | 62.6 ± 3.61aA | 58.4 ± 1.41aA |
| T9 | 65.3 ± 0.41bB | 65.4 ± 0.26bC | 61.9 ± 0.92bA | 56.4 ± 0.0aA |
| T10 | 61.5 ± 0.78aA | 60.9 ± 0.0bA | 60.2 ± 4.38bA | 55.2 ± 3.54aA |
asee Table 1
All the given values are means of three determinations ± standard deviation
Data are expressed as g/100 g of fresh weight
Means having different letter in a row (or column) are significantly different (P < 0.05)