Research Article

Influence of Light Exposure during Cold Storage of Minimally Processed Vegetables (Valeriana sp.)

Table 1

Results of multivariate analysis for some physicochemical parameters of Valeriana leaves with respect to different variables and their interactions.

Treatments (T)Storage time (St)Storage conditions (dark or light) (Sc)T ∗ StT ∗ ScSt ∗ ScT ∗ Sc ∗ St

Dry mattern.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
pHn.s.
awn.s.
% O2n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
% CO2n.s.n.s.n.s.
TBC
% citric acidn.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
TEACn.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
DPPH assayn.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
TPCn.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
Hue anglen.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
BIn.s.n.s.n.s.

Significance at ; significance at ; n.s.: not significant.