Table 2.

Phytochemical composition (mg/100 g of juice) of ripe cashew apple juice (RCAJ) and unripe cashew apple juice (UNCAJ)

Bioactive compounds (mg/100 g of juice)	RCAJ	UNCAJ
Total vitamin C	86.22 ± 0.21*	60.45 ± 0.55
Carotenoids	0.39 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.01
Total phenolics†	38.30 ± 1.78*	14.84 ± 0.21
Anthocyanins	2.05 ± 0.03*	0.69 ± 0.07
Yellow flavonoids	3.92 ± 0.03*	2.00 ± 0.17
Tannin
Dimeric	0.42 ± 0.07	0.27 ± 0.06
Oligomeric	0.34 ± 0.02	0.25 ± 0.01
Polymeric	0.37 ± 0.06	0.24 ± 0.02

Each value is the mean ± standard deviation.

^†mg GAE/100 g of juice.

GAE: galic acid equivalent.

^*p < 0.05 when compared to bioactive compounds between RCAJ and UNCAJ.