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. 2016 Jul 26;53(7):3035–3042. doi: 10.1007/s13197-016-2275-z

Table 4.

The effect of AACCl dip, UV-C treatment and the combinations of AACCl dip and UV-C treatment on TPC potato slices during storage at 4 ± 1 °C

Treatments Day 0 Day 3 Day 7 Day 10
Control 42.19 ± 1.15e, B 45.03 ± 0.50d, A 40.60 ± 0.83f, B 37.96 ± 0.83f, C
AACCl* 48.05 ± 1.28bc, AB 51.17 ± 1.37abc, A 48.34 ± 1.31bc, AB 45.39 ± 1.20bc, B
UV-C at 2.28 kJ m−2 44.71 ± 1.47cde, AB 48.22 ± 0.53cd, A 42.56 ± 2.37ef, BC 39.69 ± 1.17ef, C
UV-C at 6.84 kJ m−2 46.38 ± 1.31cd, AB 48.57 ± 0.50bcd, A 44.30 ± 0.89de, BC 42.13 ± 1.39cde, C
UV-C at 11.41 kJ m−2 45.34 ± 2.26cde, AB 48.74 ± 1.57bcd, A 43.94 ± 1.08def, B 41.55 ± 1.14de, B
UV-C at 13.68 kJ m−2 43.30 ± 0.71de, B 48.42 ± 0.87cd, A 42.92 ± 1.11ef, B 39.84 ± 1.45ef, C
AACCl + UV-C at 2.28 kJ m−2 51.35 ± 1.05ab, AB 53.03 ± 4.87abc, A 45.58 ± 0.55cde, BC 42.33 ± 1.29cde, C
AACCl + UV-C at 6.84 kJ m−2 52.58 ± 1.60a, A 54.59 ± 0.90a, A 52.35 ± 0.85a, 51.00 ± 1.00a, B
AACCl + UV-C at 11.41 kJ m−2 52.25 ± 1.00a, A 51.42 ± 0.70abc, AB 49.69 ± 0.37ab, BC 48.15 ± 1.43ab, C
AACCl + UV-C at 13.68 kJ m−2 53.84 ± 1.02a, A 53.74 ± 1.21cd, A 46.43 ± 1.36bcd, B 44.22 ± 1.11cd, B

Values represent the mean ± standard error. At the same storage day, means followed by same lowercase letter were not significantly different at p < 0.05. For each treatment, means followed by same uppercase letter were not significantly different throughout storage time at p < 0.05

* AACCl (1 % ascorbic acid + 0.1 % calcium chloride)