Due to different rates of browning, color changes in fresh-cut pears were observed during the storage and indicated by the reduction in the lightness (L*) of the cut surface of coated and uncoated samples during their storage (Fig. 1a).
Due to different rates of browning, color changes in fresh-cutpears were observed during the storage and indicated by thereduction in the lightness (L*) of the cut surface of coated anduncoated samples during their storage (Fig. 1a).