• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.220-225
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• 1996

Quarri green peppers were stored at $3^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$, and capsaicin, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, free sugars and surface color of the peppers were measured for 35 days of storage. Capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin of quarri green peppers decreased during storage. The changes were bigger at $25^{\circ}C$ storage than at $3^{\circ}C$. Weight loss and decaying rate of the peppers were affected most by the increasing storage period and temperature. Ascorbic acid diminished remarkably at the beginning of storage period. Free sugars and chlorophyll decreased gradually during storage. Browning of quarri green peppers progressed slowly during storage not in pericarps but in seeds.