The fruit body begins to sag and soften and the hardness
declines as soluble pectin forms gradually because of the separation
of pectin and cellulose during ripening. Also, protopectin
decreases while the soluble pectin increases. Fig. 2(g) and (h) show
how the rate of decrease in protopectin and increase in soluble
pectin in groups A and B were slower than those of CK with group