Influence of Coating Application Methods on the Postharvest Quality of Cassava

Table 5

Changes in total phenolic content (mg/100g GAE) of cassava roots dipped and/or sprayed with different edible coating solution 20 days after harvest.

Period of storage (Days)	TREATMENTS
	CONTROL	1.5 xanthan	1.5 xanthan	1.5 xanthan/guar	1.5 xanthan/guar	2 xanthan/guar	2 xanthan/guar	LSD	F
		Dipping	Spraying	Dipping	Spraying	Dipping	Spraying	(5 LEVEL)
FRESH	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	29.2 ± 2.1	6.3	1.000
DAY 2	24.3 ± 1.9	17.9 ± 3.5	27.7 ± 2.6	18.5 ± 3.0	27.7 ± 2.6	23.4 ± 2.0	21.5 ± 2.1	7.9	0.091
DAY 4	19.9 ± 4.6	16.7 ± 0.8	22.5 ± 1.2	21.6 ± 0.9	22.5 ± 1.2	20.2 ± 3.9	19.6 ± 1.2	7.4	0.668
DAY 6	17.0 ± 3.3	14.5 ± 1.3	18.1 ± 2.3	16.2 ± 0.6	18.1 ± 2.3	17.8 ± 0.7	14.5 ± 1.8	6.0	0.693
DAY 8	15.2 ± 1.3	13.6 ± 12	15.1 ± 1.3	15.2 ± 1.1	15.1 ± 1.3	14.5 ± 1.1	13.1 ± 2.3	4.3	0.89
DAY 10	14.5 ± 1.0	12.6 ± 0.5	14.8 ± 1.0	11.5 ± 0.3	14.8 ± 1.0	14.0 ± 1.0	13.1 ± 0.8	6.0	0.693
DAY 12	14.4 ± 2.2	12.5 ± 0.2	14.5 ± 1.4	11.0 ± 1.1	14.5 ± 1.4	12.6 ± 0.7	12.6 ± 0.3	3.8	0.359
DAY 14	12.8 ± 0.9	11.5 ± 0.6	12.8 ± 0.2	10.6 ± 2.2	12.8 ± 0.2	12.1 ± 0.8	12.4 ± 1.1	3.2	0.712
DAY 16	12.0 ± 0.9	9.5 ± 3.8	12.1 ± 1.0	10.5 ± 1.2	12.1 ± 1.0	11.3 ± 1.5	12.4 ± 1.7	5.6	0.896
DAY 18	8.0 ± 1.0	9.2 ± 0.9	9.4 ± 0.3	10.7 ± 0.5	9.4 ± 0.3	9.5 ± 0.5	10.3 ± 1.4	2.4	0.365
DAY 20	7.7 ± 2.5	8.4 ± 0.3	9.1 ± 0.5	6.0 ± 1.3	9.1 ± 0.5	8.2 ± 0.3	6.0 ± 1.2	3.6	0.361

Values are means ± SE. Means with different superscript letters in a row are significantly (P≤0.05) different, n=3.