. 2019 Jan 1;56(2):878–888. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3548-5

Table 3.

LS means of physico-chemical quality parameters of yellow bell pepper during storage

Storage temperature	Storage period	Without absorber
Storage temperature	Storage period	Firmness (gf)	PLW (%)	Total colour difference	AC (%)	TP (mg/100 g)	O₂ (%)	CO₂ (%)
5 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^a	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	527.22 ± 0.68^f	0.09 ± 0.01^l	2.24 ± 0.02ⁱ	57.43 ± 0.32^b	3.06 ± 0.06^b	17.70 ± 0.01^b	3.3 ± 0.02^d
	8	456.37 ± 0.72^l	0.18 ± 0.03^h	4.34 ± 0.05^h	38.11 ± 0.32^c	2.47 ± 0.03^d	14.80 ± 0.03^c	4.0 ± 0.03^c
	12	343.29 ± 0.465^q	0.32 ± 0.02^b	13.88 ± 0.01^e	22.73 ± 0.21^e	4.97 ± 0.05^f	9.50 ± 0.01^d	8.3 ± 0.01^b
10 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	537.93 ± 0.71^d	0.08 ± 0.02^m	3.41 ± 0.01^h	58.02 ± 0.11^a	2.19 ± 0.09^d	16.5 ± 0.04^e	2.35 ± 0.02^c
	8	461.44 ± 0.88^k	0.14 ± 0.03ⁱ	7.32 ± 0.12^g	39.52 ± 0.42^c	3.51 ± 0.18^c	15.25 ± 0.02^f	3.1 ± 0.04^b
	12	368.76 ± 0.52^r	0.29 ± 0.05^d	16.84 ± 0.08^c	25.63 ± 0.11^d	4.73 ± 0.09^f	15.05 ± 0.02^f	4.25 ± 0.02^b
15 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	380.04 ± 0.64^q	0.28 ± 0.01^d	5.09 ± 0.01^h	35.29 ± 0.12^c	3.13 ± 0.18^b	12.15 ± 0.02^g	3.55 ± 0.03^b
	8	314.44 ± 0.72^t	0.48 ± 0.07^c	12.86 ± 0.06^e	19.24 ± 0.10^e	5.29 ± 0.02^f	9.55 ± 0.01^j	4.25 ± 0.02^b
		2g absorber
5 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	553.72 ± 0.97^b	0.08 ± 0.02^o	1.41 ± 0.02^j	59.96 ± 0.98^a	1.88 ± 0.01^e	10.05 ± 0.02ⁱ	3.2 ± 0.02^b
	8	533.04 ± 0.79^e	0.07 ± 0.01^m	3.69 ± 0.09^h	51.04 ± 0.85^b	2.34 ± 0.03^d	4.55 ± 0.05^l	3.95 ± 0.04^b
	12	504.54 ± 0.94^h	0.07 ± 0.09^m	4.85 ± 0.18^h	46.86 ± 0.94^b	3.07 ± 0.04^b	4.45 ± 0.12^l	4.45 ± 0.02^b
	16	489.37 ± 0.59ⁱ	0.12 ± 0.04^j	10.03 ± 0.05^f	41.16 ± 0.21^c	4.08 ± 0.01^c	4.15 ± 0.16^l	4.60 ± 0.18^b
	20	477.96 ± 0.44^j	0.13 ± 0.06^j	13.44 ± 0.11^e	34.17 ± 0.41^c	3.73 ± 0.02^c	3.85 ± 0.19^l	4.90 ± 0.15^b
	24	453.73 ± 0.58^l	0.16 ± 0.03^h	15.53 ± 0.02^d	30.91 ± 0.21^c	3.58 ± 0.01^c	3.55 ± 0.22^l	6.45 ± 0.12^e
	28	403.05 ± 0.82^o	0.17 ± 0.07^h	17.63 ± 0.10^c	28.90 ± 0.11^c	4.68 ± 0.02^f	2.35 ± 0.17^m	4.70 ± 0.13^b
10 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	566.62 ± 0.99^a	0.03 ± 0.03^c	1.22 ± 0.07^j	60.57 ± 0.76^a	1.76 ± 0.01^e	9.30 ± 0.11^k	3.45 ± 0.08^b
	8	556.77 ± 1.01^b	0.04 ± 0.08^o	3.60 ± 0.01^h	55.50 ± 0.85^a	2.25 ± 0.02^d	4.75 ± 0.18^l	4.21 ± 0.13^b
	12	527.27 ± 0.98^f	0.07 ± 0.01^m	4.72 ± 0.09^h	51.32 ± 0.94^b	2.94 ± 0.02^b	4.45 ± 0.27^l	4.65 ± 0.11^b
	16	502.1 ± 1.06^h	0.08 ± 0.03^m	9.81 ± 0.24^f	36.44 ± 0.56^c	3.81 ± 0.01^c	3.90 ± 0.41^l	4.75 ± 0.31^b
	20	490.69 ± 0.89ⁱ	0.13 ± 0.01^j	13.12 ± 0.04^e	33.03 ± 0.55^c	3.46 ± 0.03^c	3.71 ± 0.14^l	5.20 ± 0.26^b
	24	457.17 ± 0.79^l	0.15 ± 0.04ⁱ	14.36 ± 0.09^d	30.83 ± 0.11^c	3.25 ± 0.02^b	3.25 ± 0.31^l	6.65 ± 0.31^e
	28	408.78 ± 0.88ⁿ	0.20 ± 0.07^g	16.96 ± 0.02^c	29.64 ± 0.10^c	4.47 ± 0.02^c	2.25 ± 0.34^m	4.55 ± 0.38^b
15 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	518.99 ± 1.01^g	0.10 ± 0.02^k	3.97 ± 0.04^h	47.57 ± 0.25^b	1.79 ± 0.03^c	10.91 ± 0.02^h	3.35 ± 0.03^b
	8	480.03 ± 0.95^j	0.13 ± 0.01^j	8.81 ± 0.05^g	41.75 ± 0.21^c	3.05 ± 0.09^b	4.30 ± 0.23^l	3.95 ± 0.41^b
	12	405.06 ± 0.86^o	0.17 ± 0.03^h	13.35 ± 0.02^e	34.84 ± 0.11^c	3.62 ± 0.02^c	3.52 ± 0.11^l	4.31 ± 0.54^b
	16	400.41 ± 0.90^o	0.22 ± 0.01^f	19.23 ± 0.14^b	19.54 ± 0.18^e	5.05 ± 0.04^f	2.12 ± 0.31^m	5.25 ± 0.66^b
		4g absorber
5 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	561.87 ± 0.82^a	0.04 ± 0.02^c	1.68 ± 0.01^j	58.62 ± 0.77^a	1.91 ± 0.07^e	4.85 ± 0.02^l	2.9 ± 0.21^b
	8	538.41 ± 0.51^d	0.06 ± 0.04ⁿ	3.62 ± 0.05^h	49.71 ± 0.93^b	3.13 ± 0.30^b	5.05 ± 0.03^l	3.35 ± 0.12^b
	12	499.91 ± 1.12^h	0.08 ± 0.03^l	10.32 ± 0.11^f	45.52 ± 0.82^b	2.53 ± 0.16^d	4.5 ± 0.02^l	4.15 ± 0.34^b
	16	444.04 ± 1.10^m	0.17 ± 0.04^h	14.54 ± 0.09^d	30.65 ± 0.78^c	4.31 ± 0.31^c	4.25 ± 0.03^l	5.45 ± 0.46^b
	20	402.47 ± 1.28^o	0.18 ± 0.03^h	17.54 ± 0.16^c	22.80 ± 0.87^e	5.12 ± 0.52^f	2.3 ± 0.02^m	4.7 ± 0.25^b
10 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	563.68 ± 0.88^a	0.04 ± 0.03^c	1.77 ± 0.31^j	56.30 ± 0.73^a	1.81 ± 0.53^e	4.70 ± 0.18^l	3.05 ± 0.13^b
	8	544.97 ± 0.83^c	0.05 ± 0.04^o	8.37 ± 0.22^g	47.85 ± 0.37^b	2.97 ± 0.83^b	4.75 ± 0.11^l	3.2 ± 0.10^b
	12	502.92 ± 0.69^h	0.07 ± 0.02^m	14.47 ± 0.03^d	41.83 ± 0.54^c	2.38 ± 0.47^d	4.2 ± 0.13^l	3.8 ± 0.14^b
	16	453.53 ± 0.72^l	0.16 ± 0.05^h	17.70 ± 0.09^c	36.99 ± 0.44^c	4.14 ± 0.16^c	4.05 ± 0.23^l	4.25 ± 0.11^b
	20	404.75 ± 0.66^o	0.17 ± 0.03^h	20.70 ± 0.15^b	22.21 ± 0.35^e	4.91 ± 0.27^f	2.10 ± 0.12^m	4.5 ± 0.13^b
15 °C	0	567.09 ± 0.92^a	0.00 ± 0.01^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	49.48 ± 0.63^b	1.52 ± 0.03^a	21.16 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	4	526.78 ± 0.98^f	0.08 ± 0.04^m	9.92 ± 0.08^f	42.57 ± 0.45^c	2.20 ± 0.62^d	4.4 ± 0.02^l	2.7 ± 0.16^b
	8	456.16 ± 1.01^l	0.18 ± 0.08^h	15.93 ± 0.13^d	29.42 ± 0.40^c	3.89 ± 0.85^c	4.3 ± 0.12^l	3.4 ± 0.12^b
	12	393.02 ± 0.89^p	0.27 ± 0.06^e	20.11 ± 0.20^b	21.47 ± 0.15^e	5.30 ± 0.65^f	1.95 ± 0.13^m	4.85 ± 0.10^b

LS-means with the same letter are not significantly different