Table 4.
β-Carotene bleaching assay of dehydrated apple (control fresh/dried) and Enriched apple snack (grape juice), during in vitro digestion.
| Control (Fresh/Dried) AA% |
Enriched Apple Snack (Grape Juice) AA% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phases | ||||||
| Mouth | 10.68 | ± | 0.24 bC | 34.87 | ± | 1.36 aC |
| Gastric | 9.21 | ± | 0.43 bD | 41.84 | ± | 2.00 aB |
| Initial Int. | 10.85 | ± | 0.37 bC | 36.01 | ± | 1.74 aC |
| Middle Int. | 22.10 | ± | 0.37 bA | 76.11 | ± | 2.94 aA |
| Final Int. | 18.92 | ± | 0.86 bB | 76.20 | ± | 2.04 aA |
a, b, c… Different lowercase letters in a column indicate statistical difference (p ≤ 0.05) according to LSD test. A, B, C... Different capital letters in a row indicate statistical difference (p ≤ 0.05) according to LSD test.