Table 1. Maturity index at different storage conditions of sweet lime

Storage time (day) Storage conditions
RT 2°C 4°C
1 93.75±0.001)b 62.82±0.57a 62.8±0.57b
3 25.1±0.06d 21.0±0.03e 21.0±0.02e
5 20.9±0.03e 31.4± 0.06d 21.5±1.63e
7 14.7±0.77f 18.9±1.26e 26.2±0.03d
9 38.1±2.34c 9.97±0.087f 13.5±0.77f
11 157.0±0.32a 62.6±0.14a 8.96±0.01g
13 157.0±0.00a 44.5±0.07c 78.13±0.09a
15 94.5±0.09b 44.5±1.33b 39.22±0.01c
All values are mean±SD (n=3), and different superscript letters (a-) indicate significant differences between days in each storage conditions (Tukey’s multiple range test, p<0.05).
RT, room temperature (21°C).
The maturity index followed the method described by Balcázar-Zumaeta et al. (2024).