Fig. 5. Changes in specific activity of (a) Total aerobic bacteria and (b) Yeasts and molds 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’.