Table 3 Effect of active packaging zein and zein/TEO, and storage time on color properties of strawberry fruits stored at 4 °C for 15 days

Control

36.87 ± 3.91^c

30.05 ± 2.68^c

20.20 ± 3.54^c

Zein

39.17 ± 2.91^b

31.33 ± 2.68^b

22.73 ± 2.28^a

Zein/TEO

39.77 ± 2.75^a

32.44 ± 1.93^a

21.66 ± 2.80^b

Significance

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LSD (0.05)

0.295

0.509

0.448

Storage time (day)

 0

47.66 ± 0.33^a

27.47 ± 0.49^f

28.19 ± 0.30^a

 3

40.95 ± 1.61^b

36.06 ± 1.19^a

24.71 ± 1.04^b

 6

38.11 ± 1.45^c

34.16 ± 1.04^b

22.90 ± 0.95^c

 9

37.05 ± 1.40^d

31.12 ± 1.56^d

19.12 ± 0.71^d

 12

36.16 ± 1.57^e

31.33 ± 1.51^c

19.16 ± 1.64^d

 15

35.74 ± 1.59^f

29.77 ± 2.00^e

17.32 ± 1.70^e

Significance

**

**

**

LSD (0.05)

0.361

0.624

0.549

Interaction active packaging  ×  storage time

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