Effect of Coating and Coated Paperboard Packaging on the Quality of Grapes and Apple during Storage

Table 6

Microbial evaluation (CFU/g) of apples during storage.

Fruit	Treatment	Storage (day)
		0	21	35
Apples	Control	3.0 × 10^2 ± 0.9^Ac	1.2 × 10^6 ± 0.16^Ab	1.5 × 10^7 ± 0.14^Aa
	PWB-coated apples	3.0 × 10^2 ± 0.9^Ac	6.3 × 10^4 ± 0.19^Cb	1.2 × 10^5 ± 0.17^Ca
	AVG-coated apples	3.0 × 10^2 ±0.9^Ac	1.3 × 10^5 ± 0.18^Bb	1.8 × 10^5 ± 0.11^Ba

Note. The data are presented as mean ± SD. Values with different superscript lowercase letters within a row and uppercase letters within a column are statistically significant from each other ().