Treatments Time L* a* b* Hue Chroma MAP 1 + CaCL2 Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 35.89 ± 2.87 33.43 ± 3.54 32.98 ± 4.12 31.67 ± 3.87 31.14 ± 3.90 30.31 ± 3.18 30.65 ± 2.57 32.65 ± 2.76 33.00 ± 2.44 32.90 ± 3.20 22.14 ± 3.45 20.65 ± 3.12 20.24 ± 4.08 19.26 ± 3.82 18.66 ± 3.21 36.16 33.98 31.81 30.28 29.57 37.53 36.95 38.41 38.20 37.82 MAP 1 Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 36.09 ± 2.35 32.12 ± 2.90 31.98 ± 4.12 30.67 ± 3.87 — 30.23 ± 3.16 30.95 ± 2.95 32.54 ± 2.27 32.41 ± 2.49 — 22.80 ± 4.12 20.01 ± 4.79 19.22 ± 3.82 18.87 ± 3.50 — 37.04 32.90 30.58 30.22 — 37.86 36.85 37.79 37.50 — MAP 2 + CaCL2 Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 35.21 ± 2.84 33.44 ± 3.03 32.44 ± 3.03 30.28 ± 3.55 — 30.66 ± 2.57 30.55 ± 2.41 32.41 ± 2.76 32.06 ± 3.11 — 22.24 ± 3.90 20.15 ± 3.80 19.29 ± 3.67 19.10 ± 3.34 — 35.97 33.42 30.77 30.80 — 37.87 36.59 37.71 37.31 — MAP 2 Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 36.80 ± 2.66 32.20 ± 3.34 32.87 ± 2.52 — — 29.54 ± 3.22 30.60 ± 2.88 32.95 ± 2.21 — — 22.12 ± 3.67 20.50 ± 3.80 19.09 ± 4.21 — — 36.84 33.83 30.10 — — 36.90 36.83 38.08 — — NAP+CaCL2 Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 35.45 ± 2.44 34.45 ± 2.44 31.45 ± 2.44 — — 29.73 ± 2.83 32.45 ± 2.69 32.76 ± 2.43 — — 22.90 ± 4.01 20.33 ± 3.45 19.12 ± 4.05 — — 37.62 32.08 30.28 — — 37.52 38.29 37.93 — — NAP Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 35.96 ± 3.12 33.55 ± 3.61 29.70 ± 4.23 — — 30.11 ± 3.00 31.16 ± 3.12 31.51 ± 3.87 — — 21.50 ± 3.90 20.54 ± 4.11 18.25 ± 3.66 — — 35.54 32.10 30.09 — — 36.99 36.77 36.41 — —

MAP= Modified Atmosphere Packaging, NAP= Normal Atmosphere Packaging (packaging under air)

Table 1: Effect of modified atmosphere packaging and CaCl2 dripping on colour of strawberries stored for 28 days at 4°C.