Table 5.
Effect of wash treatments on antioxidant capacity of date fruits
| Wash treatmenta | Contact time (min) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
| T1 | 239 ± 3.7aA | 239 ± 6.7aA | 239 ± 6.7aAB | 239 ± 9.6aD |
| T2 | 270 ± 3.5cD | 258 ± 9.8bC | 251 ± 4.9bCD | 225 ± 14.9aBC |
| T3 | 300 ± 0.0dE | 285 ± 10.9cC | 235 ± 3.4bA | 211 ± 6.2aA |
| T4 | 319 ± 0.0cF | 256 ± 10.3bB | 248 ± 10.3bBC | 207 ± 6.4aA |
| T5 | 277 ± 6.2cD | 258 ± 10.6bB | 234 ± 0.0aA | 232 ± 7.0aCD |
| T6 | 247 ± 4.1bBC | 240 ± 13.2abA | 235 ± 6.4aA | 234 ± 1.4aCD |
| T7 | 270 ± 6.1bD | 258 ± 6.9bB | 263 ± 6.4b | 238 ± 9.7aD |
| T8 | 256 ± 0.7aC | 256 ± 6.4aB | 260 ± 9.9aD | 256 ± 14.9aE |
| T9 | 235 ± 3.4bA | 237 ± 10.7bA | 234 ± 0.0bA | 223 ± 14.1aB |
| T10 | 244 ± 9.2cAB | 235 ± 13.2bA | 234 ± 13.4bA | 223 ± 7.8aB |
asee Table 1
All the given values are means of three determinations ± standard deviation
Data are expressed as μmol Trolox equivalent (TE) antioxidant capacity per 100 g fresh date.
Means having different letter in a row (or column) are significantly different (P < 0.05)