Fig. 3. Changes in (a) Ascorbic acid (b) Antioxidant capacity and (c) Total phenolics content (TPC) of coated and uncoated fresh-cut ‘Nashpati’ and ‘Babughosha’ pear during storage
for 8 days at 4 C. Vertical bars represent ± standard deviation of means of three replicates. NC e uncoated ‘Nashpati’; NXG e Xanthan gum coated ‘Nashpati’; NXG þ CA e Xanthan
gum and cinnamic acid coated ‘Nashpati’. BC e uncoated ‘Babughosha’; BXG e Xanthan gum coated ‘Babughosha’; BXG þ CA e Xanthan gum and cinnamic acid coated
‘Babughosha’.