Table 1. Changes in hardness of F. velutipes during storage at 5°C, without packaging, packed corrugated packaging or Al-coated corrugated packaging

Packaging container Storage period (week)
0 1 2 3 5 7 9
Control 68.27±18.001)NS 65.62±18.86NS 64.30±17.17NS 63.24±19.18NS 57.99±16.61NS 55.59±13.32NS 48.91±14.10NS
Corrugated packaging 68.31±17.94NS 66.59±20.41NS 67.80±19.18NS 66.95±16.57NS 64.89±18.00NS 59.10±17.99NS 54.95±16.69NS
Al coated-corrugated packaging 68.47±16.55NS 66.20±13.78NS 68.52±19.51NS 68.04±18.01NS 68.38±17.90NS 68.47±16.52NS 68.30±16.70NS
All values are mean±SD (n=5). NS, not significant.