Mean-square Time(day) treatment
45°C 35°C 25°C
586.60 ± 2.81a 608.30 ± 1.05a 619.20 ± 1.07a 1 Control
3.89 ± 423.80b 522.80 ± 4.75b 553.90 ± 2.41b 2
2.81±370.00c 425.10 ± 5.76d 517.00 ± 2.89c 3
242.20 ±  6.99g 373.20 ± 4.70f 489.55 ± 10.09d 4
191.40 ± 2.01i 262.80 ± 5.63h 423.00 ± 3.96f 5
426.90 ± 4.29b 464.90 ± 4.56c 514.30 ± 3.64f 1 20% Vitamin c
 284.90 ± 3.56f 309.90 ± 3.78g 426.50 ± 2.72f 2
129.90 ± 7.45k 148.80 ± 7.19k 373.00 ± 2.12i 3
73.60 ± 2.95m 108.60 ± 3.01m 313.30 ± 3.96k 4
54.00 ± 2.41m 70.30 ± 2.45p 231.5 ± 3.34n 5
354.40 ± 3.40d 403.50 ±0.78e 451.50 ±4.97e 1 40% Vitamin c
207.10 ± 3.44h 241.50 ± 9.48i 406.40 ± 3.59g 2
112.10 ± 2.55l 124.00 ± 5.45l 354.20 ± 7.28j 3
75.94 ± 3.44m 89.82 ± 2.82n 275.90 ± 2.43l 4
43.57 ± 3.78d 59.20 ± 4.03q 211.10 ± 1.82o 5
306.80 ± 5.00e 369.60 ± 1.47f 422.10 ± 3.04f 1 60% Vitamin c
175.90 ± 4.33j 205.00 ± 4.29j 386.00 ± 4.63h 2
79.60 ± 6.25m 114.50 ± 4.46m 311.60 ± 5.43k 3
36.44 ± 3.79p 78.42 ± 3.12o 245.60 ± 3.37m 4
7.743 ± 2.69q 35.02 ± 4.03r 185.20 ± +3.47p 5
Table 2: Interactive effects of temperature and of the amount of ascorbic acid, anthocyanin compounds extracted from the petals of saffron.