The long-term low temperature storage of pepper fruit is currently risky because of the likelihood of
chilling injury (CI), which reduces shelf-life. Intermittent warming (IW) has been proposed as a potential
solution to enhance successful long-term pepper fruit storage. To understand the influence of IW in
alleviating CI in peppers, the effects of 3 IW cycles were tested on the organic acid content, firmness, and
relative enzyme content of pepper fruit (namely, 1–3 IW cycles to 20 C for 24 h every 7 days for fruit
stored at 4 C for 27 days).