Firmness of the fruit were measured
using a texture analyzer with a Warner-Bratzler Blade. The CIE colour values were measured using D-65 illuminant and 10◦ observer . Chlorophyll content and ascorbic acid in chillies were measured following the method reported by (Ranganna,
1999). Total phenolic and total flavonoid contents were measured
following the methods reported by Gerard and Roberts (2004) and
Zhishen et al. (1999), respectively. All measurements were performed in triplicate for different physico-chemical parameters and
the data obtained were analyzed statistically for analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Statistica 7 software (StatSoft, Tulsa, OK, USA).