Table 1.
The ANOVA and LSD values of the evaluated bioactive compounds. Abbreviations: H—popcorn hybrid; T—popping treatment; H × T —hybrid by popping treatment interaction; CV—coefficient of variation; Pphy—phytic acid; GSH—total glutathione content; TPC—total phenolics content; DPPH—radical scavenging activity; δ-T–, β + γ-T–, α-T—Tocopherols; L + Z—Lutein + Zeaxanthin.
| Mean Square | LSD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioxidants | H | T | H × T | H | H × T | CV (%) |
| Pphy | 0.12 * | 3.83 * | 0.11 * | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2.89 |
| GSH | 113,810.89 * | 31,040,093.47 * | 70,256.24 * | 99.19 | 140.30 | 4.77 |
| TPC | 38.17 * | 2.45 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 4.46 |
| DPPH | 334.63 * | 1383.72 * | 439.16 * | 2.90 | 4.10 | 3.15 |
| δ-T | 0.65 * | 0.91 * | 0.04 * | 0.05 | 0.07 | 1.72 |
| β + γ-T | 8.67 * | 91.30 * | 9.45 * | 0.41 | 0.58 | 1.80 |
| α-T | 1.14 * | 0.40 * | 0.43 * | 0.05 | 0.07 | 1.90 |
| L + Z | 86.18 * | 5666.82 * | 92.29 * | 0.83 | 1.18 | 2.23 |
| β-carotene | 0.66 * | 0.03 * | 0.23 * | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2.62 |
* significant at a 0.05 probability level; LSD—Fisher’s least significant difference test at a 0.95 confidence level.