Table 3.
Different Metabolites (groups of Organic acid) (expressed as area, in arbitrary units, of chromatographic peaks) 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.
| Commercial harvest time (T) | Untreated (CTR) | Treated with edible coating (MC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Succinic acid | 4039.4 a | 1171.8 b | 725.0 c |
| Saccharic acid | 2087.2 a | 1311.8 b | 1777.0 b |
| Lactic acid | 31640.8 a | 1041.6 b | 1137.4 b |
| Isothreonic acid | 1252.0 b | 1345.2 a | 663.0 c |
| Glyceric acid | 14161.6 a | 14490.8 a | 8014.0 b |
| Glutamic acid | 5191.4 b | 4414.2 b | 7389.8 a |
| Glycolic acid | 1266.2 a | 383.6 c | 453.6b |
| Citric acid | 345383.8 b | 528503.2 b | 716363.0 a |
| Gluconic acid | 199599.4 a | 2978.6 b | 3241.4 b |
| Malic acid | 74869.6 b | 62302.2 b | 135343.2 a |
| Pipecolic acid | 81100.0 a | 46366.4 b | 90840.0 a |
| Ribonic acid | 654.2 a | 392.4 b | 508.8 b |
| Benzoic acid | 904.2 a | 793.8 b | 1047.0 a |
| 2-hydroxyglutaric acid | 469.0 a | 205.2 b | 241.8 b |
| Malonic acid | 238.2 b | 222.4 b | 451.8 a |
| Pelargonic acid | 998.0 b | 788.4 b | 1113.4 a |
| Stearic acid | 16771.4 b | 13896.0 c | 19832.8 a |
| Linoleic acid | 321.6 a | 149.6 b | 387.2 a |
Data are means n = 5. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Fisher’s exact test, p ≤ 0.05); ns = non-significant differences.