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Table 2.

Effect of corn starch and corn distarch phosphate coatings on the carotenoid retention and provitamin A activity in dehydrated pumpkin slices

Osmo-coating		Lutein		α-carotene		β-carotene		Total carotenoids		Provitamin A activity (μg RAE/100 g)
Osmo-coating		Content (µg/g d.w.)	Retention (%)	Content (µg/g d.w.)	Retention (%)	Content (µg/g d.w.)	Retention (%)	Content (µg/g d.w.)	Retention (%)	Provitamin A activity (μg RAE/100 g)
Control		33.40 ± 0.85^b	71.1 ± 1.8^b	340.28 ± 9.83^bc	87.6 ± 2.5^bc	277.47 ± 5.39^c	86.9 ± 1.7^c	651.15 ± 10.28^bc	86.6 ± 1.3^bc	3730
Corn starch	1%	26.60 ± 1.11^c	56.6 ± 2.4^c	334.84 ± 8.40^c	86.2 ± 2.2^c	274.06 ± 7.22^c	85.8 ± 2.3^c	635.50 ± 16.11^c	84.6 ± 2.1^c	3679
	2%	38.68 ± 2.60^a	82.4 ± 5.5^a	375.34 ± 6.58^a	96.7 ± 1.7^a	302.25 ± 4.97^ab	94.6 ± 1.6^ab	716.27 ± 9.55^a	95.5 ± 1.2^a	4083
	3%	32.60 ± 1.82^b	69.4 ± 3.9^b	350.18 ± 8.60^b	90.2 ± 2.2^b	283.06 ± 7.27^c	88.6 ± 2.3^c	665.84 ± 17.81^b	88.6 ± 2.3^b	3818
Modified corn starch	1%	33.81 ± 0.54^b	72.0 ± 1.2^b	374.86 ± 6.57^a	96.5 ± 1.7^a	310.29 ± 8.37^a	97.2 ± 2.6^a	718.96 ± 15.09^a	95.6 ± 1.9^a	4148
	2%	33.69 ± 0.78^b	71.7 ± 1.7^b	369.95 ± 5.79^a	95.3 ± 1.5^a	300.08 ± 4.54^b	94.0 ± 1.4^b	703.72 ± 9.60^a	93.6 ± 1.2^a	4042
	3%	32.37 ± 1.38^b	68.9 ± 2.9^b	347.01 ± 3.08^b	89.4 ± 0.8^b	282.73 ± 2.77^c	88.5 ± 0.9^c	662.11 ± 7.22^b	87.9 ± 0.9^b	3802

Data followed by different letters within the same column indicate significantly different