Table 4.
Different Metabolites (groups of Carbohydrates) (expressed as area, in arbitrary units, of chromatographic peaks) significantly different in of breba fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) at commercial harvest time (T), coated with O. ficus-indica (OFI) mucilage (MC) and untreated after (CTR) 7 days at 4°C.
| Commercial harvest time (T) | Untreated (CTR) | Treated with edible coating (MC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribose | 7572.4 a | 6754.0 a | 3192.2 b |
| Isomaltose | 1693.0 b | 1796.6 a | 1576.8 c |
| Glucose-6-phosphate | 1051.0 b | 993.2 b | 2699.0 a |
| Fucose | 4373.0 bc | 3470.6 c | 7443.0 a |
| Erythritol | 2968.4 a | 3184.2 a | 618.2 b |
| Threitol | 590.2 b | 1123.6 a | 701.0 b |
| Sucrose-6-phosphate | 292.8 b | 203.0 b | 429.6 a |
| Xylonolactone NIST | 1301.4 b | 869.6 c | 1620.0 a |
| Ribitol | 891.2 a | 554.0 a | 756.8 a |
| Inositol-4-monophosphate | 154.6 a | 85.4 b | 217.0 a |
| Erythronic acid lactone | 205.6 b | 207.2 b | 331.0 a |
| Galactinol | 1269.4 a | 703.0 b | 774.2 b |
| Xylulose NIST | 4120.2 a | 1430.6 b | 3754.6 a |
| Hexose-6-phosphate | 364.4 b | 301.2 b | 902.8 a |
| Fructose-6-phosphate | 643.6 b | 421.0 b | 998.2 a |
Data are means n = 5. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Fisher’s exact test, p ≤ 0.05); ns = non-significant differences.