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Water content, mechanical properties, the profile and content of bioactive compounds (polyphenols, vitamin C), and antioxidant activity, as well as microbial counts and the dynamics of CO2 and ethylene production, were assessed. The results demonstrated that ozonation reduced water loss and slowed metabolic processes and fruit ripening, as indicated by lower CO2 and ethylene levels compared to the control. The application of ozone, particularly at the higher dose (50 ppm), contributed to maintaining higher vitamin C content and antioxidant activity and significantly reduced the number of mesophilic bacteria, yeasts, and molds, achieving reductions of approximately 1.86 log and 0.97 log on Day 7 compared with the untreated control, respectively. No adverse effects of ozonation on the mechanical properties of the fruit were observed. 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