Table 2.

Pearson’s correlations between pairs of variables

	Total phenol content	Brown index	PPO activity	POD activity	Dry matter	Specific gravity
Total phenol content	–	0.76*	−0.19	0.57	0.82*	−0.44
Brown index	0.76*	–	0.05	0.32	0.68*	−0.21
PPO activity	−0.19	0.05	–	−0.44	−0.44	−0.25
POD activity	0.57	0.32	−0.44	–	0.53	−0.32
Dry matter	0.82*	0.68	−0.44	0.53	–	−0.28
Specific gravity	−0.44	−0.21	−0.25	−0.32	−0.28	–

^* Significant at p ≤ 0.05