Table 2 Different treatments following in experiment
Treatment | Condition |
|---|---|
T1 | Control (room temperature) |
T2 | 10 °C (tomato stored at 10 °C temperature) |
T3 | 15 °C (tomato stored at 15 °C temperature) |
T4 | Hot water treatment (tomatoes treated with hot water at 55 ± 1 °C for 4 min and kept in ambient condition) |
T5 | Earthen cooling pot (tomatoes kept in an earthen cooling pot) |
T6 | Plastic film (tomatoes wrapped with food-grade ultra-thin plastic film) |
T7 | Unperforated LDPE bags (tomatoes sealed in unperforated LDPE bag) |
T8 | Perforated LDPE bags (tomatoes sealed in perforated LDPE bag) |