Table 4.
Carotene profile (Provitamin A) of all the samples (BP: fruit pulp; BM: microwave dried sample; BS: sun dried sample, BH: hot air dried sample; BF: freeze dried sample) in dry basis.
| Carotenes (μg/100g) | BP | BM | BS | BH | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α-carotene (alpha C) | 1698.22 ± 33.33a | nd | 42.76 ± 1.15c | 552.8 ± 3.17b | 536.38 ± 6.02b |
| β-carotene (beta C) | 51.67 ± 1.67b | nd | 151.58 ± 0.34a | 55.38 ± 0.16b | 153.43 ± 0.67a |
| γ-carotene (gamma C) | 84.05 ± 0.90b | 31.95 ± 0.67c | 22.37 ± 1.33d | 476.17 ± 0.30a | 18.43 ± 0.49d |
| δ-carotene (delta C) | nd | nd | 45.03 ± 0.55a | nd | 43.74 ± 0.33a |
| Total value | 1833.94 ± 33.38 | 31.95 ± 0.67 | 261.74 ± 1.87 | 1084.35 ± 3.18 | 751.98 ± 6.08 |
All values are reported on dry basis. The amounts are provided in the mean ± standard deviation (s.d.) form, after performing at least triplicate experiments. The superscript letters a, b, c, d and e shown in the table represent the significant differences (p < 0.05) for the same parameters of the different samples. nd = not detected.