Table 2. Effect of CaCl2, 1-MCP and 1-MCP with CaCl2 on DPPH, ABTS, and TPC of ‘TY high Q’ cherry tomato during 17-day storage at 10°C, plus four days shelf-life at 20°C

Treatment 10°C 20°C
1 day 5 days 9 days 13 days 17 days Additional 4 days
DPPH radical scavenging (μmol/g FW)
Control 1.48±0.121)Ca2) 1.64±0.27BCa 1.87±0.06ABa 1.98±0.11Aa 1.58±0.04BCa 1.77±0.28ABCa
CaCl2 1.64±0.25Aa 1.76±0.22Aa 1.97±0.25Aa 1.90±0.09Aa 1.74±0.04Aa 2.02±0.20Aa
1-MCP 1.49±0.21Aa 1.55±0.12Aa 1.61±0.32Aa 1.68±0.12Ab 1.55±0.09Aa 1.66±0.17Aa
1-MCP with CaCl2 1.69±0.15ABa 1.49±0.26Ba 1.98±0.11Aa 1.62±0.13Bb 1.66±0.21ABa 1.71±0.14ABa
ABTS radical scavenging (μmol/g FW)
Control 1.95±0.12Aa 1.90±0.17Aa 2.06±0.22Aab 2.10±0.19Aab 2.17±0.07Aa 2.16±0.27Aab
CaCl2 2.05±0.21Aa 2.10±0.22Aa 2.11±0.15Aab 2.25±0.17Aa 2.16±0.07Aa 2.37±0.11Aa
1-MCP 1.98±0.30Aa 2.10±0.10Aa 1.79±0.29Ab 1.86±0.18Ab 1.97±0.09Aa 1.90±0.06Ab
1-MCP with CaCl2 2.25±0.20Aa 2.02±0.27Aa 2.20±0.09Aa 2.02±0.06Aab 2.17±0.21Aa 2.08±0.11Aab
Total phenol content (mg/g FW)
Control 0.38±0.04Aa 0.38±0.04Aa 0.42±0.03Aa 0.42±0.01Aa 0.39±0.02Aa 0.40±0.06Aa
CaCl2 0.37±0.05Aa 0.41±0.04Aa 0.43±0.04Aa 0.39±0.02Aab 0.40±0.02Aa 0.42±0.03Aa
1-MCP 0.37±0.05Aa 0.39±0.02Aa 0.38±0.06Aa 0.36±0.02Ab 0.36±0.02Aa 0.36±0.01Aa
1-MCP with CaCl2 0.39±0.04Aa 0.35±0.04Aa 0.41±0.03Aa 0.35±0.01Ab 0.37±0.03Aa 0.37±0.02Aa
Values represented are mean±SD of three replicates.
Within each parameter, the means in the columns (storage interval) followed by the same lowercase letter and means in the rows (treatment) followed by the same uppercase letter are not significantly different by using Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).