Table 5.
Other Metabolites (expressed as area, in arbitrary units, of chromatographic peaks) significantly different in 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphate | 25350.6 a | 15493.0 c | 19971.6 b |
| Epsilon-caprolactam | 959.4 b | 784.8 c | 1262.2 a |
| Beta-sitosterol | 6111.4 b | 3650.4 c | 7632.6 a |
| Glycerol | 33722.4 b | 5399.4 c | 136120.0 a |
| Urea | 2265.2 a | 912.6 b | 898.6 b |
| Uracil | 300.8 a | 188.4 b | 225.2 a |
| Alpha-aminoadipic acid | 1340.6 a | 481.8 b | 512.4 b |
| 5-hydroxynorvaline NIST | 427.2 a | 285.4 b | 521.8 a |
| 2.5-dihydroxypyrazine NIST | 425.2 a | 265.4 b | 559.4 a |
| Phenol | 536.4 b | 513.4 b | 787.8 a |
Data are means n = 5. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Fisher’s exact test, p ≤ 0.05); ns = non-significant differences.