Thermal Dipping Treatment

Time

Thermal Dipping Treatment * Time

With

Without

With

Without

Absorption at 510 nm

(Indicator of the total anthocyanins content)

0.487 ± 0.067a

0.480 ± 0.073a

Wk. 1

0.917 ± 0.052a

Wk. 1

0.917 ± 0.083a

Wk. 1

0.917 ± 0.083a

Wk. 3

0.331 ± 0.078b

Wk. 3

0.464 ± 0.11bc

Wk. 3

0.197 ± 0.017d

Wk. 6

0.367 ± 0.046b

Wk. 6

0.394 ± 0.084bd

Wk. 6

0.340 ± 0.053bd

Wk. 9

0.395 ± 0.098b

Wk. 9

0.263 ± 0.045cd

Wk. 9

0.528 ± 0.1681b

Wk. 12

0.409 ± 0.022b

Wk. 12

0.399 ± 0.041bd

Wk. 12

0.420 ± 0.026bd

Absorption at 446 nm

(Indicator of phenolic compounds’ degradation products)

0.263 ± 0.025a

0.244 ± 0.026a

Wk. 1

0.287 ± 0.038a

Wk. 1

0.287 ± 0.061ab

Wk. 1

0.287 0.061ab

Wk. 3

0.175 ± 0.023b

Wk. 3

0.196 ± 0.036bd

Wk. 3

0.155 ± 0.032cd

Wk. 6

0.161 ± 0.018b

Wk. 6

0.170 ± 0.025bd

Wk. 6

0.151 ± 0.029d

Wk. 9

0.318 ± 0.03a

Wk. 9

0.283 ± 0.023ab

Wk. 9

0.352 ± 0.051a

Wk. 12

0.327 ± 0.034a

Wk. 12

0.379 ± 0.046a

Wk. 12

0.275 ± 0.03abc

Browning Index (BI)

of the juice extract

0.651 ± 0.088a

0.595 ± 0.069a

Wk. 1

0.310 ± 0.035d

Wk. 1

0.310 ± 0.055e

Wk. 1

0.310 ± 0.055e

Wk. 3

0.626 ± 0.126bc

Wk. 3

0.438 ± 0.034de

Wk. 3

0.814 ± 0.207bc

Wk. 6

0.442 ± 0.016cd

Wk. 6

0.444 ± 0.03de

Wk. 6

0.440 ± 0.018de

Wk. 9

0.930 ± 0.116a

Wk. 9

1.112 ± 0.101a

Wk. 9

0.748 ± 0.153bc

Wk. 12

0.806 ± 0.079ab

Wk. 12

0.950 ± 0.05ab

Wk. 12

0.662 ± 0.088cd