Table 2 Effect of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan coating on the weight loss percentage and pH of table grape during its 4, 9 and 14th days of storage period at 28 ± 2 °C.
Treatments | Day 0 | Day 4 | Day 9 | Day 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight loss percentage (%) | ||||
T1 | – | 10.78 ± 0.158c | 42.44 ± 0.216b | 54.18 ± 0.275b |
T2 | – | 13.81 ± 0.182b | 36.81 ± 0.284c | 48.43 ± 0.208c |
T3 | – | 13.59 ± 0.162b | 30.58 ± 0.161d | 33.95 ± 0.218d |
Control | – | 16.14 ± 0.220a | 43.42 ± 0.189a | 64.54 ± 0.208a |
pH | ||||
T1 | 3.7 ± 0.100a | 4.5 ± 0.100b | 4.7 ± 0.100a | 4.4 ± 0.100b |
T2 | 3.6 ± 0.100a | 4.0 ± 0.100c | 4.1 ± 0.100b | 4.8 ± 0.100a |
T3 | 3.7 ± 0.100a | 3.9 ± 0.100c | 3.8 ± 0.100c | 4.2 ± 0.100c |
Control | 3.7 ± 0.100a | 4.7 ± 0.100a | 4.2 ± 0.100b | 4.9 ± 0.100a |