Research Article

Effect of Preprocessing Storage Temperature and Time on the Physicochemical Properties of Winter Melon Juice

Table 1

Phenolic amino acid concentrations (mg·L−1) in winter melon juices stored under different conditions.

PhenolicsDay 010°C day 1010°C day 2030°C day 1030°C day 20

Tyr0.405a0.400a0.362b0.387ab0.410a
Phe0.494a0.409a0.642a0.425a0.502a
Trp11.110c1.030c1.602b1.490b2.081a
p-CA0.006c0.008b0.010a0.007bc0.006c
HCA0.0090.0060.0070.0080.011
Trp20.351a0.389a0.235b0.367a0.342a
Trp31.001bc1.213a0.614d1.094ab0.879c
Total3.376d3.455c3.472c3.778b4.231a

Tyr: Tyrosine; Phe: Phenylalanine; Trp: Tryptophan; p-CA: p-Coumaric acid; and HCA: 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy cinnamic acid. Mean values followed by different letters within a row indicate significant differences using t-test ().