Table 5.
The effects of different ozone treatments on the weight loss, soluble solids content and external appearance of peppers during storage
| Treatments | Storage days | Means | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Weight loss (%) | ||||||
| Control (water) | – | 3.00 ± 0.15 | 14.44 ± 0.72 | 16.55 ± 0.83 | 18.20 ± 0.93 | 13.05 |
| Ozonated water | – | 1.77 ± 0.14 | 14.02 ± 0.79 | 16.26 ± 0.90 | 19.07 ± 2.01 | 12.78 |
| Control (air) | – | 3.47 ± 0.13 | 16.31 ± 0.62 | 18.68 ± 0.68 | 20.55 ± 0.70 | 14.75 |
| Ozone gas | – | 2.97 ± 0.17 | 14.04 ± 0.78 | 16.16 ± 0.93 | 17.84 ± 1.02 | 12.75 |
| Means | – | 2.80 | 14.70 | 16.91 | 18.91 | |
| SSC (%) | ||||||
| Control (water) | 5.03 ± 0.18 | 5.50 ± 0.31 | 7.67 ± 0.38 | 7.70 ± 0.21 | 8.53 ± 0.73 | 6.89 |
| Ozonated water | 5.03 ± 0.18 | 5.57 ± 0.38 | 7.40 ± 0.12 | 7.83 ± 0.17 | 7.73 ± 0.67 | 6.71 |
| Control (air) | 5.03 ± 0.18 | 5.17 ± 0.29 | 7.13 ± 0.12 | 9.13 ± 0.42 | 9.27 ± 0.03 | 7.15 |
| Ozone gas | 5.03 ± 0.18 | 5.23 ± 0.48 | 7.57 ± 0.69 | 7.60 ± 0.35 | 8.20 ± 0.06 | 6.73 |
| Means | 5.03 | 5.37 | 7.44 | 8.07 | 8.43 | |
| External appearance (1–9 score) | ||||||
| Control (water) | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 8.83 ± 0.17 | 6.83 ± 0.17 | 5.67 ± 0.51 | 4.25 ± 0.14 | 6.92 |
| Ozonated water | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 5.00 ± 0.58 | 5.00 ± 0.38 | 5.17 ± 0.67 | 6.63 |
| Control (air) | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 8.83 ± 0.17 | 5.33 ± 0.60 | 5.06 ± 0.34 | 4.25 ± 0.14 | 6.49 |
| Ozone gas | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 6.00 ± 0.29 | 5.75 ± 0.63 | 5.67 ± 0.67 | 7.08 |
| Means | 9.00 | 8.92 | 5.79 | 5.37 | 4.83 | |
Values are mean ± standard error of triplicate determinations