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

Table 4

Effect of coating with apricot gum on vitamin C content of zucchini cuttings during 30 days.

Treatment	Raw			Fried
	Storage time (days)			Storage time (days)
	1	15	30	1	15	30
S0	^a	^fg	^j	^cde	^gh	^j
S8	^a	^efg	^ij	^bcd	^fg	^j
S10	^a	^b	^hi	^bcd	^def	^hi
S12	^a	^b	^fg	^bc	^cde	^gh

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 ().