A significant (p < 0.05) difference in weight loss was observed
between the control and coated samples. The control chilli samples
showed the highest loss of about 12.35% compared to the coated
chillies, where weight loss was in the range of 5.60-6.90%. Similar
results were reported for tomatoes (Chauhan et al., 2013). Firmness
was also retained significantly (p < 0.05) higher in coated samples
compared to the uncoated ones during storage, the retention being
maximum (66.43%) in the case of shellac-alginate coated chillies