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The severity of chilling injuries was evaluated after pineapples were transferred from the cold room to room temperature. The degree of chilling injury was measured by the extent of surface browning of the pulp. They were rated on a scale from 1 to 5, based on the intensity of surface browning; Score 1 = no chilling injury symptoms; Score 2 = browning symptoms covered 1-25% of the surface area; Score 3 = browning symptoms covered 26-50% of the surface area; Score 4 = browning symptom covered 51-75% surface area; Score 5 = browning symptoms covered 76-100% of the surface area.