Effect of different types of ethylene scavengers used in different combinations, on the post-harvest quality and phytochemicals retention of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 4 TPC, TFC and vitamin C of different treatment tomatoes

Treatment	TPC (mg GAE/100 g)		TFC (mg QE/100 g)		Vitamin C (mg/100 g)
Storage (days)	30	40	30	40	30	40
T₀	33.42 ± 0.20^d	17.11 ± 0.09ⁱ	5.19 ± 0.20^cd	3.11 ± 0.10^h	17.90 ± 0.20^b	13.70 ± 0.20^f
T₁	21.80 ± 0.53^h	41.30 ± 0.58^a	4.10 ± 0.20^g	5.90 ± 0.20^a	16.03 ± 0.20^d	18.27 ± 0.20^a
T₂	22.95 ± 0.02^g	37.50 ± 0.017^b	4.21 ± 0.20^g	5.60 ± 0.20^b	15.80 ± 0.20^d	18.03 ± 0.15^ab
T₃	24.09 ± 0.02^f	35.17 ± 0.02^c	4.40 ± 0.20^fg	5.40 ± 0.20^bc	15.37 ± 0.20^e	17.43 ± 0.10^c
T₄	25.00 ± 0.20^e	33.85 ± 0.12^d	4.71 ± 0.20^ef	4.91 ± 0.20^df	15.07 ± 0.20^e	17.27 ± 0.20^c

Different letters indicated significant differences between treatments (p < 0.05). Treatments: T₀, Control; T₁, treated with 2% CaCl₂ + KMnO₄ sachet; T₂, treated with 1 mM salicylic acid solution and KMnO₄ sachet; T₃, treated with 2% CaCl₂ solution and K₂Cr₂O₇ sachet; T₄, treated with 1 mM salicylic acid solution and K₂Cr₂O₇ sachet. TPC; total phenolic content, TFC; total flavonoid content, GAE; gallic acid equivalent, QE; quercetin equivalent