Component (%)

Treatment

Storage period (day)

Mean

1

7

14

Moisture

CY

86.08 ± 0.06aA

85.98 ± 0.01aA

85.87 ± 0.06aA

85.98 ± 0.04ab

APY

85.31 ± 0.06cA

85.23 ± 0.03bAB

85.01 ± 0.07cB

85.18 ± 0.05c

DPY

86.20 ± 0.03aA

85.94 ± 0.04aB

85.92 ± 0.06aB

86.02 ± 0.06a

IPY

85.93 ± 0.07aA

85.81 ± 0.06bA

85.44 ± 0.52bB

85.72 ± 0.17b

TS

CY

13.92 ± 0.06cA

14.02 ± 0.01bA

14.13 ± 0.06cA

14.02 ± 0.04bc

APY

14.69 ± 0.06aB

14.77 ± 0.03aAB

14.99 ± 0.07aA

14.82 ± 0.05a

DPY

13.80 ± 0.03cB

14.06 ± 0.04cA

14.08 ± 0.06bA

13.98 ± 0.07c

IPY

14.07 ± 0.07bB

14.19 ± 0.06bB

14.56 ± 0.52bA

14.28 ± 0.17b

Total protein

CY

4.35 ± 0.11aA

4.29 ± 0.00aA

4.27 ± 0.08aA

4.30 ± 0.04a

APY

3.73 ± 0.08bA

3.72 ± 0.13bA

3.71 ± 0.10bA

3.72 ± 0.05b

DPY

3.68 ± 0.11bA

3.61 ± 0.07bA

3.55 ± 0.05cA

3.61 ± 0.06b

IPY

3.69 ± 0.14bA

3.62 ± 0.02bA

3.58 ± 0.08bcA

3.63 ± 0.05b

Fat

CY

4.30 ± 0.06aA

4.27 ± 0.03aA

4.23 ± 0.03aA

4.27 ± 0.02a

APY

4.13 ± 0.03bA

4.00 ± 0.06bB

3.97 ± 0.03bB

4.03 ± 0.03b

DPY

3.93 ± 0.03cA

3.87 ± 0.07cAB

3.83 ± 0.09cB

3.88 ± 0.04c

IPY

3.97 ± 0.03cA

3.97 ± 0.03bA

3.87 ± 0.03cB

3.93 ± 0.02c

Ash

CY

0.79 ± 0.00bA

0.80 ± 0.01bA

0.79 ± 0.01bA

0.79 ± 0.00b

APY

0.81 ± 0.00aA

0.81 ± 0.01abA

0.81 ± 0.00aA

0.81 ± 0.00a

DPY

0.82 ± 0.00aA

0.82 ± 0.00aA

0.79 ± 0.00bB

0.81 ± 0.01a

IPY

0.78 ± 0.00bB

0.78 ± 0.01cB

0.80 ± 0.01aA

0.80 ± 0.01ab

Crude fiber

CY

0.00 ± 0.00bA

0.00 ± 0.00bA

0.00 ± 0.00bA

0.00 ± 0.00b

APY

0.10 ± 0.02aA

0.10 ± 0.02aA

0.10 ± 0.02aA

0.10 ± 0.01a

DPY

0.09 ± 0.01aA

0.09 ± 0.01aA

0.09 ± 0.01aA

0.09 ± 0.00a

IPY

0.10 ± 0.01aA

0.09 ± 0.01aA

0.10 ± 0.01aA

0.09 ± 0.01a

Available carbohydrates

CY

4.51 ± 0.06cA

4.70 ± 0.05cA

4.66 ± 0.05cA

4.62 ± 0.04c

APY

5.92 ± 0.10aB

6.19 ± 0.10aA

6.38 ± 0.14aA

6.16 ± 0.09a

DPY

5.34 ± 0.08bB

5.63 ± 0.10bA

5.79 ± 0.15bA

5.59 ± 0.09b

IPY

5.66 ± 0.15aB

5.76 ± 0.11bB

6.15 ± 0.52aA

5.85 ± 0.17b

Energy value

(kcal 100 g−1 fw)

C

73.36 ± 0.20bA

73.50 ± 0.10aA

73.92 ± 0.30bA

73.59 ± 0.14b

APY

74.58 ± 0.21aB

75.10 ± 0.40aAB

75.63 ± 0.44aA

75.10 ± 0.24a

DPY

70.59 ± 0.27cA

71.17 ± 0.47bA

71.37 ± 0.24cA

71.05 ± 0.21c

IPY

71.47 ± 0.22bB

72.42 ± 0.38bB

74.05 ± 2.14bA

72.65 ± 0.73b