Table 1 Effect of the action of non-equilibrium low-temperature plasma generated with the use of nitrogen on the acidity of tomato juice stored for 10 days.

From: Possibility to extend the shelf life of NFC tomato juice using cold atmospheric pressure plasma

Acidity (pH)

Plasma operating time (s)

Time of storage (days)

1

4

7

10

0 (control)

3.99 ± 0.00Aa

4.07 ± 0.08Aab

4.12 ± 0.10Ab

Not marked

30

4.44 ± 0.01Ba

4.45 ± 0.01Ba

4.46 ± 0.02Ba

4.47 ± 0.02Aa

60

4.44 ± 0.07Ba

4.45 ± 0.01Ba

4.47 ± 0.00Bb

4.48 ± 0.01Ab

120

4.46 ± 0.00Ba

4.46 ± 0.00Ba

4.49 ± 0.02Bb

4.49 ± 0.01Ab

300

4.47 ± 0.02Ba

4.48 ± 0.00Ba

4.47 ± 0.07Bb

4.51 ± 0.02Ab

600

4.47 ± 0.00Ba

4.49 ± 0.00Ba

4.94 ± 0.07Cb

4.90 ± 0.03Bb

  1. The results are expressed as a mean ± standard error.
  2. Average values in the column marked with the same capital letter are not statistically significantly different (p < 0.05).
  3. Average values in the raw small marked with the same small letter are not statistically significantly different (p < 0.05).