Treatments (%)

Storage period (days)

Fresh

7

14

21

Means

Total solids

C

14.03 ± 0.48

14.63 ± 0.31

14.97 ± 0.70

15.07 ± 0.76

14.68^C

T₁

15.16 ± 0.38

15.49 ± 0.11

16.14 ± 0.34

16.37 ± 0.26

15.79^B

T₂

15.65 ± 0.96

15.83 ± 0.17

16.39 ± 0.56

16.65 ± 0.30

16.13^AB

T₃

15.39 ± 0.23

15.62 ± 0.17

16.24 ± 0.67

16.55 ± 0.15

15.95^AB

T₄

15.73 ± 0.43

15.98 ± 0.05

16.46 ± 0.34

16.67 ± 0.14

16.21^A

T₅

15.42 ± 0.89

15.78 ± 0.72

16.28 ± 0.46

16.60 ± 0.27

16.02^AB

Means

15.23^b

15.55^b

16.08^a

16.32^a

LSD = 0.405

pH value

C

4.602 ± 0.11

4.531 ± 0.15

4.497 ± 0.30

4.432 ± 0.21

4.52^A

T₁

4.594 ± 0.14

4.510 ± 0.23

4.484 ± 0.09

4.407 ± 0.00

4.50^A

T₂

4.521 ± 0.07

4.385 ± 0.22

4.371 ± 0.31

4.352 ± 0.15

4.41^A

T₃

4.562 ± 0.35

4.473 ± 0.21

4.449 ± 0.34

4.389 ± 0.00

4.47^A

T₄

4.506 ± 0.06

4.378 ± 0.16

4.355 ± 0.05

4.320 ± 0.08

4.39^A

T₅

4.540 ± 0.24

4.448 ± 0.18

4.410 ± 0.23

4.376 ± 0.16

4.44^A

Means

4.55^a

4.45^ab

4.43^ab

4.38^b

LSD = 0.156

Titratable acidity

C

0.760 ± 0.08

0.913 ± 0.01

0.955 ± 0.04

1.030 ± 0.02

0.91^D

T₁

0.815 ± 0.09

0.935 ± 0.07

1.027 ± 0.03

1.480 ± 0.05

1.06^A

T₂

0.900 ± 0.02

1.083 ± 0.04

1.121 ± 0.02

1.228 ± 0.03

1.08^A

T₃

0.865 ± 0.08

0.988 ± 0.05

1.091 ± 0.00

1.174 ± 0.02

1.30^C

T₄

0.903 ± 0.00

1.095 ± 0.05

1.145 ± 0.03

1.243 ± 0.00

1.10^A

T₅

0.885 ± 0.01

1.029 ± 0.00

1.115 ± 0.03

1.187 ± 0.01

1.05^C

Means

0.85^d

1.007^c

1.08^b

1.22^a

LSD = 0.034

Synaeresis (%)

C

33.57 ± 0.23

34.44 ± 0.43

37.44 ± 0.31

39.47 ± 0.41

36.23^A

T₁

29.16 ± 0.25

31.96 ± 0.19

33.83 ± 0.37

35.32 ± 0.85

32.57^B

T₂

23.96 ± 0.68

27.98 ± 0.68

30.62 ± 0.55

30.59 ± 0.88

28.29^E

T₃

27.82 ± 0.54

31.74 ± 0.68

32.93 ± 0.87

34.24 ± 0.58

31.68^C

T₄

23.45 ± 0.77

25.40 ± 0.68

28.68 ± 0.61

29.35 ± 0.57

26.72^F

T₅

26.93 ± 0.74

30.26 ± 0.87

32.43 ± 0.72

33.16 ± 0.58

30.70^D

Means

27.48^d

30.30^c

32.66^b

33.69^a

LSD = 0.523

Color parameters

L*

a*

b*

C

89.08 ± 0.90^A

−1.47 ± 0.05^B

8.48 ± 0.02^B

T₁

88.72 ± 0.02^B

−1.51 ± 0.02^B

8.73 ± 0.08^A

T₂

85.48 ± 0.04^F

−1.25 ± 0.07^A

6.20 ± 0.01^E

T₃

87.39 ± 0.03^D

−1.50 ± 0.04^B

7.54 ± 0.07^C

T₄

86.74 ± 0.05^E

−1.43 ± 0.06^B

6.94 ± 0.05^D

T₅

87.95 ± 0.08^C

−1.72 ± 0.03^C

7.64 ± 0.04^C