Table 2.
Development of (A) L*, (B) C* and (C) h° of peel in Eksotika II papaya coated with different treatments following 28 d of storage at 12 ± 1 °C and 80–85%RH. Mean values followed by the same significant letters are not significantly different (P > 0.05)
| Treatment | Storage time (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | |
| (A) L* value* | |||||
| Control | 43.5c | 45.9bc | 45.9bc | 55.2a | 44.6c |
| 10.0 % GA | 43.3c | 41.6c | 43.9c | 47.7a-c | 56.0a |
| 1.5 % GE | 40.8c | 41.0c | 42.1c | 42.8 | 46.6bc |
| 2.0 % GO | 41.2c | 45.5bc | 45.9bc | 53.3ab | 53.3ab |
| 1.5%GE + 10.0%GA | 40.8c | 40.3c | 40.8c | 45.2bc | 44.8c |
| 2.0%GO + 10.0%GA | 40.0c | 41.3c | 43.0c | 46.3bc | 46.6bc |
| (B) C* value* | |||||
| Control | 42.3c-f | 42.1ef | 45.6b-f | 55.7a | 45.1b-f |
| 10.0 % GA | 46.9a-f | 47.9a-f | 48.4a-f | 52.0a-c | 54.3ab |
| 1.5 % GE | 43.9c-f | 44.2c-f | 47.0a-f | 47.5a-f | 47.6a-f |
| 2.0 % GO | 39.9f | 44.8b-f | 48.3a-f | 54.0ab | 51.9a-d |
| 1.5%GE + 10.0%GA | 44.8b-f | 42.4c-f | 44.2c-f | 48.7a-f | 48.2a-f |
| 2.0%GO + 10.0%GA | 42.8c-f | 44.8b-f | 46.4a-f | 49.2a-f | 50.5a-e |
| (C) h° value* | |||||
| Control | 113.9a-d | 112.6a-d | 110.7a-d | 101.8f-h | 101.9f-h |
| 10.0 % GA | 113.1a-d | 111.3a-d | 110.9a-d | 107.3c-g | 99.2 h |
| 1.5 % GE | 115.7ab | 114.9a-c | 113.6a-d | 112.9a-d | 99.9gh |
| 2.0 % GO | 116.5a | 112.6a-d | 110.3a-d | 102.1e-h | 100.1gh |
| 1.5%GE + 10.0%GA | 113.8a-d | 114.5a-d | 114.1a-d | 109.7a-e | 109.1a-f |
| 2.0%GO + 10.0%GA | 114.6a-d | 113.5a-d | 112.1a-d | 108.6b-f | 107.1d-g |