Thermal Stability and Fat Uptake of Fried Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) Cuttings Coated with Apricot Gum

Table 3

Effect of coating with apricot gum on shrinkage of zucchini cuttings during 30 days.

Treatment	Raw			Fried
	Storage time (days)			Storage time (days)
	1	15	30	1	15	30
S0	^k	^bcd	^a	^hi	^e	^bc
S8	^k	^cd	^ab	^i	^e	^d
S10	^k	^fg	^ef	^j	^gh	^e
S12	^k	^gh	^ef	^j	^gh	^fg

S0 (Control): uncoated samples, S8, S10, and S12: coated samples with 8, 10, and 12% apricot gum. Means with similar letters are not statistically significantly different ().