Table 2 Weight change of cucumbers coated with ChNFs prepared with various deacetylation times with respect to storage duration.

From: Development of chitin nanofiber coatings for prolonging shelf life and inhibiting bacterial growth on fresh cucumbers

Storage duration (day)

Weight of cucumbers coated with ChNFs (%)

Control

C0

C120

C240

C480

0

100.0 ± 0.0a

100.0 ± 0.0a

100.0 ± 0.0a

100.0 ± 0.0a

100.0 ± 0.0a

1

93.33 ± 1.26bc

94.06 ± 1.06ab

96.20 ± 1.19ab

96.14 ± 1.09ab

94.23 ± 3.31ab

3

85.96 ± 0.81de

87.75 ± 2.61de

88.30 ± 2.47cd

88.62 ± 1.19cd

84.90 ± 5.53de

5

76.30 ± 2.23fg

74.16 ± 5.16g

80.55 ± 3.21ef

80.57 ± 2.76ef

73.87 ± 11.06g

  1. Different superscripts indicate statistical differences (p < 0.05) among samples.