ASTA     L X a   Sample Type EL + RT EL RT EL + RT EL RT Paprika * * NS * * NS Pepper NS NS NS NS NS NS Powder * NS NS NS NS NS t-Test: Two-sample assuming unequal variances p<0.05, Two-tail *=significant, there are significant differences between week 0 and week 24 NS=non-significant, there are no significant differences between week 0 and 24 Where, EL + RT=combined data from elevated and room temperature storage, EL=elevated storage conditions only, RT=room temperature storage only

Table 2: Welch’s two sample t-test data analysis for differences in mean values for ASTA and L X a between week 0 and week 24 data.