Table 1.
Total soluble solid and titratable acidity contents, firmness and weight loss of breba fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) at commercial harvest time (T), coated with O. ficus-indica (OFI) mucilage (MC) and untreated (CTR) after 7 days at 4°C.
| Fruit stored after 7 days at 4°C storage |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial harvest time (T) | Untreated (CTR) | Treated with edible coating (MC) | |
| Total soluble solid (°Brix) | 16.8 ns | 16.3 | 16.9 |
| Titratable acidity (g L-1) | 0.8 ns | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Firmness (N) | 24.8 a | 13.9 c | 18.7 b |
| Weight loss (%) | a∗ | 2.56 b | 0.65 a |
Data are means n = 9. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Fisher’s exact test, p ≤ 0.05); ns = non-significant differences. ∗Reference value of fresh weight at commercial harvest time was 78 g.