2.3.7. Extractable juice
Three pepper strips, randomly selected from different jars, were compressed against a weighed filter paper (Wi) (1 kg, 30 s). The strips were removed and the filter paper was weighed (Wf). The extracted juice was calculated by determining the weight gain of the filter paper (Wf − Wi), and expressed in gram per kilogram of fresh weight. Three replicates were done for each gas treatment and storage time.