Table 3.
Individual phenolic and flavonoid concentration in fresh and dried pomegranate peel
| Drying method | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punicalin (mg CE/kg DM) | Rutin | p-Coumaric | +Catechin (mg/kg DM) | -Epicatechin | Hesperidin | |
| Freeze dried | 708.38 ± 48.86b | 4666.03 ± 311.70a | nd | 674.51 ± 21.30a | 70.56 ± 0.22a | 16.45 ± 1.65a |
| 40 °C | 768.11 ± 1.67b | 2135.00 ± 0.00c | nd | 377.26 ± 22.05c | 28.93 ± 1.55c | 5.07 ± 0.02b |
| 50 °C | 672.98 ± 26.93b | nd | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 340.64 ± 21.06c | 31.95 ± 3.37bc | 4.59 ± 0.54b |
| 60 °C | 888.04 ± 57.57a | 3401.36 ± 0.00b | 0.57 ± 0.52 | 443.41 ± 0.30b | 34.74 ± 0.11b | 1.77 ± 0.54c |
Mean in column with different letter(s) (a-c) differ significantly (P < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test. nd not detected. (n = 3). Means ± SE presented