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

Table 5

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

Treatment	Raw			Fried
	Storage time (days)			Storage time (days)
	1	15	30	1	15	30
S0	^bcd	^g	^h	^ab	^fg	^h
S8	^bc	^fg	^h	^ab	^fg	^h
S10	^ab	^e	^g	^a	^de	^f
S12	^a	^e	^fg	^a	^cde	^f

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 ().