Table 2
Changes in tomato color in different packaging types during storage at room temperature

Storage periods	Packaging types	L	a	b	ΔE
0 hour	Control	39.78±1.51¹⁾	13.41±2.48	11.80±0.93	0
48 hours	Control	35.54±1.45	18.32±0.69^***2)	9.98±0.58	7.69±0.59^b3)
	Box	35.32±0.99	18.15±1.12^**	10.02±0.58	6.90±0.62^a
	PP film bag	34.44±1.01	18.12±1.28^*	9.42±0.74	6.89±0.28^a

All data are reported as Mean±SD, n>3.
*, **, *** Values are significantly different from that of the 0 hr (p<0.05, <0.01,<0.001 t-test).
a-cValues with different letters within a column are significantly different from eachother (p<0.05, Duncan’s test).