Table 1 Changes in texture of carrot by week during 52 weeks of storage periods

		Storage period (week)
		0	1	2	3
		Hardness (gf)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	1,182.86±39.25Aa	1,122.14±102.67Aa	1,037.14±56.71Ab	974.57±20.57Ab
Carrot 1kg cube	975.71±252.97Ba		926.43±204.06Bab	878.57±198.89Babc	854.29±264.53Aabcd
Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	320.25±38.32Cab		330.83±17.72Ca	325.33±22.06Ca	314.5±23.23Bab
Chewiness (mJ)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	5.10±1.2Aa	4.85±1.37Aa	5.39±1.91Aa	4.94±1.95Aa
	Carrot 1kg cube	4.53±1.88Aa	3.73±2.02Aab	3.81±3.47Aab	3.28±2.18Aabc
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	0.58±0.45Bab	0.66±0.37Ba	0.59±0.37Bab	0.52±0.35Bab
		Storage period (week)
		4	6	8	10
Hardness (gf)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	957.43±25.26Ab	880.00±29.72Ac	850.00±30.41Ac	835.71±82.23Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	859.86±166.72Aabcd	818.57±160.8Aabcd	764.29±210.05Aabcd	703.43±167.09Bbcd
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	305.50±25.13Babc	296.00±24.62Bbc	279.07±22.1Bcd	255.33±20.3Cde
Chewiness (mJ)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	4.63±1.91Aab	3.31±0.64Aab	2.4±1.48Ac	2.68±1.01Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	2.98±2.09Aabc	2.59±1.59Aabc	2.11±1.33Abc	1.73±1.38Ac
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	0.5±0.43Bab	0.33±0.2Bab	0.36±0.36Bab	0.33±0.3Bab
		Storage period (week)
		12	16	20	24
Hardness (gf)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	863.57±81.48Ac	825.00±29.3Ac	825.29±95.45Ac	827.14±91.42Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	655.57±189.79Bcd	653.57±249.45Acd	636.43±271.8Acd	631.14±207Bcd
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	253.13±19.42Cde	233.50±20.87Be	244.40±19.76Be	178.00±7.75Cef
Chewiness (mJ)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	2.77±0.38Ac	2.18±1.53Ac	2.26±1.53Ac	2.16±1.25Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	1.74±1.09Bc	1.63±0.98Ac	1.69±1.34ABc	1.42±1.03ABc
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	0.30±0.28Cab	0.31±0.32Bab	0.34±0.29Bab	0.37±0.35Bab
		Storage period (week)
		28	36	44	52
Hardness (gf)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	825.43±122.87Ac	829.29±89.37Ac	816.43±84.69Ac	832.86±49.32Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	684.57±215.4Abcd	654.29±188.67Bcd	592.86±177.31Bd	609.29±190.95Bd
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	197.50±13.69Be	199.17±22Ce	160.00±5.48Cf	168.50±7.31Cf
Chewiness (mJ)	Carrot 1kg rectangular parallelepiped	2.71±0.96Ac	2.33±0.8Ac	2.16±1.24Ac	2.12±1.75Ac
	Carrot 1kg cube	1.4±1.22Bc	1.29±0.79Bc	1.49±0.75Ac	1.5±0.33Ac
	Water 4kg + Carrot 1kg	0.36±0.19Bab	0.3±0.23Cab	0.23±0.1Bab	0.19±0.03Bb

Values followed by a different letter in the row are significantly different at p<0.05 level
Values followed by a different letter in the line are significantly different at p<0.05 level