Table 3.
Effect of fluences on colour parameters of fresh-cut cantaloupes treated with pulsed light
| Storage time (day) | Untreated | Fluences (J/cm2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 15.6 | ||
| Lightness | |||||
| 0 | 66.82 ± 4.16Aa | 64.56 ± 4.75Aa | 65.68 ± 2.44Aa | 65.12 ± 3.01Aa | 65.34 ± 3.30Aa |
| 4 | 67.03 ± 3.45Aa | 65.47 ± 2.61Aa | 67.92 ± 2.58Aa | 66.13 ± 3.74Aa | 66.89 ± 3.40Aa |
| 8 | 64.68 ± 2.63Aa | 65.91 ± 2.52Aa | 65.89 ± 2.30Aa | 65.64 ± 2.02Aa | 67.68 ± 2.83Aa |
| 12 | 65.34 ± 2.15Aa | 64.89 ± 2.67Aa | 68.01 ± 2.13Aa | 66.38 ± 4.27Aa | 66.01 ± 3.22Aa |
| 16 | 65.18 ± 2.08Aa | 67.55 ± 3.26Aa | 67.57 ± 2.07Aa | 65.56 ± 3.05Aa | 66.24 ± 3.74Aa |
| 20 | 65.80 ± 2.31Aa | 65.18 ± 1.78Aa | 66.17 ± 1.93Aa | 66.54 ± 2.82Aa | 66.21 ± 2.19Aa |
| 24 | 62.46 ± 1.59Aa | 67.08 ± 2.12Aa | 66.19 ± 0.94Aa | 65.69 ± 3.57Aa | 65.72 ± 3.03Aa |
| 28 | 65.28 ± 2.13Aa | 67.02 ± 3.13Aa | 66.62 ± 2.59Aa | 64.97 ± 1.74Aa | 66.41 ± 4.36Aa |
| Whiteness Index | |||||
| 0 | 51.62 ± 3.88Aa | 52.63 ± 4.85Aa | 53.14 ± 2.57Aa | 53.73 ± 2.11Aa | 52.16 ± 2.16Aa |
| 4 | 51.85 ± 3.42Aa | 51.92 ± 2.60Aa | 54.20 ± 3.72Aa | 53.00 ± 3.18Aa | 53.65 ± 3.23Aa |
| 8 | 50.86 ± 2.03Aa | 52.01 ± 3.00Aa | 52.83 ± 2.05Aa | 52.67 ± 2.25Aa | 54.72 ± 2.78Aa |
| 12 | 51.89 ± 2.82Aa | 51.87 ± 3.61Aa | 54.09 ± 1.25Aa | 52.70 ± 3.64Aa | 52.94 ± 2.59Aa |
| 16 | 50.72 ± 1.84Aa | 53.62 ± 4.18Aa | 53.78 ± 2.20Aa | 53.29 ± 2.88Aa | 53.56 ± 3.26Aa |
| 20 | 51.54 ± 1.60Aa | 51.55 ± 2.38Aa | 52.81 ± 2.31Aa | 53.28 ± 2.79Aa | 52.45 ± 2.03Aa |
| 24 | 48.92 ± 0.80Aa | 53.42 ± 2.06Aa | 51.89 ± 1.02Aa | 52.33 ± 2.45Aa | 52.80 ± 2.95Aa |
| 28 | 51.22 ± 2.14Aa | 52.84 ± 3.69Aa | 51.73 ± 2.68Aa | 51.45 ± 1.38Aa | 51.97 ± 4.77Aa |
| Chromaticity | |||||
| 0 | 34.87 ± 1.41Aa | 31.37 ± 2.09Aa | 31.84 ± 1.20Aa | 30.24 ± 1.20Aa | 32.86 ± 1.44Aa |
| 4 | 34.98 ± 1.43Aa | 33.41 ± 1.22Aa | 32.61 ± 2.81Aa | 32.50 ± 0.92ABa | 32.37 ± 1.30Aa |
| 8 | 34.07 ± 0.89Aa | 33.68 ± 2.46Aa | 32.52 ± 0.63Aa | 32.46 ± 1.23ABa | 31.63 ± 1.37Aa |
| 12 | 33.28 ± 2.23Aa | 32.89 ± 2.69Aa | 32.87 ± 0.77Aa | 33.12 ± 1.00ABa | 32.48 ± 0.55Aa |
| 16 | 34.71 ± 2.46Aa | 33.11 ± 2.68Aa | 32.89 ± 1.10Aa | 31.51 ± 1.53ABa | 31.76 ± 1.11Aa |
| 20 | 34.27 ± 0.19Aa | 33.68 ± 1.64Aa | 32.89 ± 1.49Aa | 32.55 ± 1.10ABa | 33.39 ± 0.66Aa |
| 24 | 34.60 ± 0.65Aa | 32.86 ± 2.00Aa | 34.20 ± 0.61Aa | 32.99 ± 0.93ABa | 32.40 ± 1.29Aa |
| 28 | 34.22 ± 1.35Aa | 33.66 ± 2.10Aa | 34.82 ± 1.45Aa | 33.55 ± 0.21Ba | 34.22 ± 2.87Aa |
| Hue Angle | |||||
| 0 | 76.74 ± 2.20Aa | 78.25 ± 3.34Aa | 77.12 ± 2.01Aa | 77.18 ± 1.63Aa | 76.51 ± 1.29Aa |
| 4 | 76.90 ± 1.74Aa | 76.37 ± 2.07Aa | 77.23 ± 2.18Aa | 75.99 ± 2.65Aa | 76.38 ± 2.10Aa |
| 8 | 76.49 ± 1.74Aa | 76.62 ± 2.53Aa | 76.20 ± 1.84Aa | 75.54 ± 1.95Aa | 76.38 ± 2.18Aa |
| 12 | 75.69 ± 0.28Aa | 76.70 ± 2.92Aa | 77.23 ± 1.42Aa | 75.94 ± 1.85Aa | 76.06 ± 1.52Aa |
| 16 | 76.57 ± 1.19Aa | 76.79 ± 3.58Aa | 75.88 ± 2.19Aa | 75.84 ± 2.34Aa | 76.09 ± 2.09Aa |
| 20 | 76.31 ± 0.73Aa | 76.29 ± 2.14Aa | 76.52 ± 2.32Aa | 76.41 ± 2.64Aa | 75.47 ± 0.46Aa |
| 24 | 76.21 ± 0.53Aa | 76.35 ± 1.68Aa | 75.81 ± 1.39Aa | 76.33 ± 2.34Aa | 76.33 ± 1.84Aa |
| 28 | 76.30 ± 0.57Aa | 75.63 ± 3.09Aa | 75.49 ± 1.85Aa | 75.16 ± 1.19Aa | 75.33 ± 2.09Aa |
*Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences within the same row (p ≤ 0.05)
*Different uppercase letters indicate significant differences within the same column (p ≤ 0.05)