Table 4.
Effect of wash treatments on total phenolics of date fruits
| Wash treatmenta | Contact time (min) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
| T1 | 149 ± 4.0aB | 149 ± 2.2aB | 142.5 ± 0.9aBC | 136 ± 0.7bAB |
| T2 | 200 ± 0.0bE | 171 ± 12.0aD | 168 ± 7.7aE | 165 ± 21.2aD |
| T3 | 163 ± 12.0bD | 162 ± 5.0bCD | 160.5 ± 30.4bDE | 151 ± 5.7aC |
| T4 | 166 ± 3.1cC | 168 ± 0.0dE | 119 ± 1.4aA | 129 ± 8.4bA |
| T5 | 147 ± 0.0cB | 145 ± 13.4cB | 133 ± 5.0bB | 125 ± 5.0aA |
| T6 | 158 ± 1.4bC | 158 ± 0.7bC | 158 ± 0.7bDE | 143 ± 0.0aBC |
| T7 | 160 ± 3.5cC | 144 ± 5.7bB | 142 ± 5.7bBC | 128 ± 1.4aA |
| T8 | 136 ± 5.7bA | 127 ± 8.5aA | 128 ± 2.1aA | 129.5 ± 6.4aA |
| T9 | 169 ± 0.0dD | 148 ± 4.2cB | 141 ± 9.9aBC | 143.5 ± 7.1aBC |
| T10 | 150 ± 2.3bB | 149 ± 2.3bB | 149 ± 0.71bC | 139.5 ± 9.9aB |
asee Table 1
All the given values are means of three determinations ± standard deviation
Data are expressed as mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/100 g sample
Means having different letter in a row (or column) are significantly different (P < 0.05)