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. 2021 Apr 26;10(5):944. doi: 10.3390/foods10050944

Table 4.

DSC and TGA parameters (mean value (n= 3) ± SD) obtained for sunflower seeds during the oxidative stability study at 100 °C and storage time at room temperature. Different superscripts for each sample within the same column and treatment indicate statistically significant different values (p < 0.05). nd: non detected.

Sample Storage Treatment Oxidation
Time
Tc (°C) ΔHc
(J g−1)
Tm (°C) ΔHm
(J g−1)
Tmax (°C) Weight Loss (%) *
Roasted sunflower seed 100 °C 0 days −47 ± 8 17 ± 1 −10 ± 2 27 ± 2 414 ± 1 a 60 ± 3 a
3 days nd nd nd nd 407 ± 1 b 52 ± 3 b
5 days nd nd nd nd 404 ± 1 c 50 ± 4 b
10 days nd nd nd nd 403 ± 1 c 50 ± 3 b
Room temperature 0 days −47 ± 8 a 17 ± 1 a −10 ± 2 a 27 ± 2 a 414 ± 1 a 60 ± 3 a
4 months −59 ± 1 b 9 ± 1 b −12 ± 1 a 23 ± 1 b 412 ± 1 a 56 ± 1 a
11 months nd nd nd nd 413 ± 1 a 52 ± 3 a
Fried sunflower seed 100 °C 0 days nd nd −28 ± 1 34 ± 4 416 ± 1 a 53 ± 3 a
3 days nd nd nd nd 404 ± 2 b 53 ± 1 a
5 days nd nd nd nd 407 ± 1 b 53 ± 4 a
10 days nd nd nd nd 407 ± 1 b 53 ± 3 a
Room temperature 0 days −47 ± 8 17 ± 1 −10 ± 2 a 27 ± 2 b 414 ± 1 a 60 ± 3 a
4 months nd nd −30 ± 1 b 33 ± 1 a 413 ± 2 a 52 ± 1 a
11 months nd nd −30 ± 2 b 19 ± 2 c 414 ± 1 a 55 ± 2 a

* Corresponding to the main degradation step.