Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients in arils treated with different concentrations of DEO and zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄) at the end of the storage life at 5 °C

WL

1

pH

0.92^b

1

TSS

− 0.85^b

− 0.90^b

1

TA

− 0.90^b

− 0.93^b

0.84^b

1

TPC

0.91^b

0.78^b

− 0.85^b

− 0.77^b

1

Anthocyanin

− 0.77^b

− 0.77^b

0.84^b

0.83^b

− 0.67^b

1

Antioxidant

− 0.70^b

− 0.51^b

0.51^b

0.47^b

− 0.66^b

0.89^b

1

PPO

0.89^b

0.83^b

− 0.78^b

− 0.74^b

0.88^b

− 0.86^b

− 0.62^b

1

T aerobic count

0.98^b

0.92^b

− 0.84^b

− 0.89^b

0.88^b

− 0.83^b

− 0.71^b

0.89^b

1

Psychotropic

0.97^b

0.91^b

− 0.82^b

− 0.89^b

0.87^b

− 0.84^b

− 0.72^b

0.89^b

0.99^b

1

T yeast, mold

0.96^b

0.88^b

− 0.83^b

− 0.88^b

0.88^b

− 0.86^b

− 0.71^b

0.89^b

0.97^b

0.97^b

1

Zn

0.78^b

0.70^b

0.77^b

0.69^b

0.71^b

0.61^b

0.61^b

− 0.57^b

− 0.71^b

− 0.78^b

− 0.75^b

1

Firmness

− 0.54^b

0.62^b

0.71^b

0.61^a

0.59^b

0.62^b

0.65^b

0.59^b

− 0.84^b

− 0.83^b

− 0.84^b

0.74^b

1

Shelf life

0.22^a

0.20^a

0.1 ns

0.1 ns

0.13 ns

0.1 ns

0.25^a

− 0.1 ns

− 0.71^b

− 0.71^b

− 0.70^b

0.71^b

0.87^b

1