| Blanching |
Storage time |
| Time (min) |
Calcium % |
One week |
One month |
Three months |
| |
|
Intensity of green color (-a/b) |
| 2.5 |
0 |
0.56±0.02a |
0.55±0.01a |
0.56±0.01a |
| 10 |
0 |
0.47±0.02a |
0.47±0.01a |
0.44±0.06a |
| |
|
Force (gf) |
| 2.5 |
0 |
5320±22.3a |
4228±291b |
3563±190c |
| 10 |
0 |
4583±628a |
3697±0.40b |
2803±197c |
Data represent the mean ± S.E. Means in same rows followed by an identical letter were not statistically different (P>0.05) |