Research Article

Cassava Starch-Based Multifunctional Coating Incorporated with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle to Enhance the Shelf Life of Passion Fruit

Table 1

Weight loss in passion fruit over the storage periods.

Storage at 4°CCassava-starch ZnO coating
ZnO content
Control (0%)0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%

7 (d)A,fB,fA,fA,fB,f
14 (d)AB,eA,eB,eC,eD,e
21 (d)A,dA,dB,dC,dC,d
28 (d)A,cA,cB,cC,cD,c
35 (d)A,bAB,bB,bC,bD,b
42 (d)A,aB,aBC,aC,aD,a

Data presented as . Different capital superscript letters in the same row indicate significant differences, while different small superscript letters in the same column indicate significant differences.