Table 1.
Tannin content (%) of sorghum cultivars as affected by irradiation followed by processing
| Radiation dose (KGy) | Treatment | Sorghum cultivars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabar | Wad Ahmed | Karamaka | ||
| 0 | Raw | 0.100 ± 0.002a | 1.400 ± 0.190a | 2.900 ± 0.234a |
| Fermented | 0.066 ± 0.009e | 0.930 ± 0.205e | 1.752 ± 0.072e | |
| Cooked | 0.039 ± 0.005i | 0.615 ± 0.014i | 1.137 ± 0.004i | |
| Fermented cooked | 0.034 ± 0.006k | 0.379 ± 0.035m | 0.586 ± 0.023m | |
| 5 | Raw | 0.093 ± 0.018b | 1.282 ± 0.051b | 2.572 ± 0.223b |
| Fermented | 0.062 ± 0.013f | 0.866 ± 0.023f | 1.657 ± 0.016f | |
| Cooked | 0.036 ± 0.004j | 0.559 ± 0.019j | 1.050 ± 0.024j | |
| Fermented cooked | 0.030 ± 0.001m | 0.339 ± 0.008n | 0.528 ± 0.003n | |
| 10 | Raw | 0.072 ± 0.021c | 1.109 ± 0.052c | 2.242 ± 0.101c |
| Fermented | 0.042 ± 0.011h | 0.754 ± 0.153g | 1.352 ± 0.291h | |
| Cooked | 0.031 ± 0.006l | 0.492 ± 0.028k | 0.913 ± 0.050k | |
| Fermented cooked | 0.027 ± 0.002o | 0.299 ± 0.025o | 0.465 ± 0.015o | |
| 15 | Raw | 0.071 ± 0.006d | 1.106 ± 0.115d | 2.227 ± 0.024d |
| Fermented | 0.050 ± 0.003g | 0.722 ± 0.071h | 1.358 ± 0.022g | |
| Cooked | 0.027 ± 0.001n | 0.464 ± 0.017l | 0.840 ± 0.005l | |
| Fermented cooked | 0.026 ± 0.002p | 0.284 ± 0.053p | 0.444 ± 0.015p | |
Values are means ± SD (n = 3)
Means not sharing a common superscript(s) in a column are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05