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Table 1. The levels of experimental independent variables used in the central composite design.
Table 2. The central composite design used to formulate edible coating formulations and experimental data obtained for canola oil, tween-80 and salicylic acid applied on “Kessari” ready-to-eat pomegranate arils during refrigerated storage at 4.5°C for 12 days.
Table 3. The regression coefficients, mean, R2 and model F-values for the four experimental dependent variables.
Figure 1. Interactive effect of canola oil and tween-80 on mass loss of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.
![Figure 1. Interactive effect of canola oil and tween-80 on mass loss of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.](/cms/asset/38ec0fd6-4661-4957-90bd-9f4690024996/tcyt_a_2274942_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Interactive effect of tween-80 and canola oil on TSS of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.
![Figure 2. Interactive effect of tween-80 and canola oil on TSS of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.](/cms/asset/059cf26a-9949-472f-b086-be147894c14a/tcyt_a_2274942_f0002_oc.jpg)
Figure 3. Interactive effect of canola oil and tween-80 on TPC of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.
![Figure 3. Interactive effect of canola oil and tween-80 on TPC of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.](/cms/asset/5dc33ac2-aa1d-4935-a1bd-fc38d60209de/tcyt_a_2274942_f0003_oc.jpg)
Figure 4. Interactive effect of tween-80 and canola oil on DPPH radical scavenging capacity of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.
![Figure 4. Interactive effect of tween-80 and canola oil on DPPH radical scavenging capacity of pomegranate arils (cv. ‘Kessari’) (a) 3D-surface plot and (b) contour plot.](/cms/asset/71362af1-4045-4d23-b980-aaa77e4fc885/tcyt_a_2274942_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 4. The experimental and predictive values obtained for pomegranate (cv. “Kessari”) arils treated with MC-based edible coating with addictive of tween-80, canola oil and salicylic acid.
Data availability statement
Data available on request from the authors.