Table 1. Textural properties of blanched sweet potato Tongchaeru stem with hydrogen peroxide

H2O2 concentration (%)1) Compression force(g) Cutting force(g)
0 5,828.0±996.92)a3) 2,107.4±298.2b
0.1 5,827.5±973.8ab 2,273.1±395.2ab
0.2 5,564.0±1,123.1ab 2,306.7±284.1ab
0.3 5,305.0±755.6ab 2,386.9±227.8ab
0.4 5,294.0±1,186.8ab 2,395.6±372.1ab
0.5 5,264.4±781.9ab 2,396.1±193.1ab
0.6 5,182.2±1,214.0ab 2,421.3±315.1ab
0.7 5,050.0±724.5ab 2,450.6±309.5ab
0.8 4,891.7±1,137.9ab 2,451.1±341.9ab
0.9 4,787.2±1,331.8ab 2,466.1±470.0ab
1.0 4,755.6±406.8b 2,532.6±317.5a
F-value 2.48 2.36
p-value 0.008 0.012
Samples were blanched in various concentration (0-1.0%) of hydrogen peroxide solutions for 1 min.
All values are mean±SD (n=20).
Different superscript letters (a,b) in the same column indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by Tukey’s multiple range test.