Table 5.
Tocopherol (vitamin E) profile of all the samples (BP: fruit pulp; BM: microwave dried sample; BS: sun dried sample, BH: hot air dried sample; BF: freeze dried sample).
| Tocopherols (mg/100g) | BP | BM | BS | BH | BF | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α-tocopherol (alpha T) | nd | 0.07 ± 0.00b | 0.13 ± 0.00a | nd | nd | 
| β-tocopherol (beta T) | nd | 0.48 ± 0.01a | 0.47 ± 0.00a | 0.50 ± 0.01a | nd | 
| γ-tocopherol (gamma T) | 27.50 ± 0.11d | 0.32 ± 0.00c | 0.32 ± 0.00c | 8.71 ± 0.23a | 0.57 ± 0.01b | 
| δ-tocopherol (delta T) | 11.12 ± 0.05a | 1.70 ± 0.01c | 0.35 ± 0.00d | 1.55 ± 0.01b | 0.15 ± 0.00e | 
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.