Table 3.
Nutraceutical properties of tomato seed meal (TSM), tomato seed meal defatted (TSMD), and tomato seed meal defatted and fermented (TSMDF).
| Sample | DPPH | ABTS | Iron Chelating Activity | ACEI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| μM Eq Trolox/100 g Sample |
Scavenging Activity (% I) |
μM Eq Trolox/100 g Sample |
Scavenging Activity (% I) |
(%) | Inhibition % | |
| TSM | 375.6 ± 4.6 a | 41.5 ± 2.3 a | 187.8 ± 2.2 a | 20.2 ± 0.3 a | 1.1 ± 0.3 a | 4.41 ± 1.3 a |
| TSMD | 355.1 ± 4.8 b | 38.9 ± 5.3 a | 177.3 ± 1.8 b | 19.3 ± 0.05 b | 2.2 ± 0.01 b | 7.9 ± 0.1 b |
| TSMDF (48 h) | 792.5 ± 5.3 c | 86.8 ± 1.3 b | 419.1 ± 6.5 c | 45.6 ± 0.2 c | 41.2 ± 1.1 c | 83.7 ± 0.7 c |
Different superscripts letters a–c (by columns) indicate significant difference (p < 0.05).