Fig. 3 shows electrolytic leakage and respiration rate of whole artichokes after storage at different temperatures. Respiration rate for whole artichokes stored at 12 ◦C was higher than for those stored at 0 ◦C (mean values of 56 and 24 mg CO2 kg−1 h−1 respectively), whereas samples stored at 5 ◦C had an intermediate value of about 45.