Table 1 Changes on the alcohol contents in Prunus mume sugar extracts stored at 4 and 25°C during storage periods

Sample1) Storage period (mon)
1 3 5 7 9
Alcohol content (%) PM-25 2.67±0.06bC 3.10±0.00bA 2.87±0.06aB 1.83±0.15bE 2.10±0.10bD
PM-25P 3.93±0.06aB 4.10±0.00aA 2.97±0.12aD 3.40±0.00aC 3.90±0.10aB
PM-4 0.03±0.06cC 0.10±0.00cB 0.10±0.00bB 0.20±0.00cA 0.10±0.00cB
PM-4P 0.07±0.06cA 0.13±0.06cA 0.10±0.00bA 0.13±0.06cA 0.07±0.06cA
1) PM-25: Storage at 25°C without pressure plate, PM-25P: Storage at 25°C with pressure plate, PM-4: Storage at 4°C without pressure plate, PM-4P: Storage at 4°C with pressure plate.
A-E Values with different letter within a same row differ significantly by Duncan's multiple range test (p<0.05).
a-c Values with different letter within a same column differ significantly by Duncan's multiple range test (p<0.05).
Values are means±SD (n=3).