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      Data represent the mean ± S.E. Means in same rows followed by an identical letter were not statistically different (P>0.05)
        | 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 |  |