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. 2021 Aug 30;26(17):5252. doi: 10.3390/molecules26175252

Table 2.

Initial content (mg/100 g weight) and in vitro bioaccessibility of betalains and phenolic compounds in HHP-treated (100 MPa, 350 MPa, 600 MPa; CUT and 5 min) Sanguinos and Pelota prickly pear pulps and in untreated (control) pulps.

Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Pulps
Sanguinos Pelota
Treatment Pulp (mg/100 g Weight) 1 Bioaccessibility (%) Pulp (mg/100 g Weight) 1 Bioaccessibility (%)
Indicaxanthin Control 0.90 ± 0.05a 53.05 ± 3.01c 3.92 ± 0.24c 54.87 ± 2.49bc
100 MPa/CUT 0.73 ± 0.05a 40.93 ± 3.27b 3.62 ± 0.17bc 52.81 ± 5.17bc
350 MPa/CUT 0.90 ± 0.07a 44.81 ± 2.24bc* 5.38 ± 0.05d 64.83 ± 5.19c
600 MPa/CUT 0.72 ± 0.06a 25.30 ± 2.02a* 2.85 ± 0.16ab 36.78 ± 2.94a
100 MPa/5 min 0.86 ± 0.07a 28.84 ± 2.31a* 3.51 ± 0.14bc 46.87 ± 3.28ab
350 MPa/5 min 0.84 ± 0.06a 46.98 ± 3.29bc 3.21 ± 0.08abc 55.38 ± 2.22bc
600 MPa/5 min 0.71 ± 0.01a 22.33 ± 1.79a* 2.65 ± 0.50a 43.12 ± 3.45ab
Betanin Control 2.05 ± 0.02a 42.49 ± 2.69c 27.91 ± 0.45ab 44.92 ± 1.52ab
100 MPa/CUT 1.80 ± 0.07a 35.10 ± 2.81bc 28.44 ± 0.73ab 48.50 ± 4.74b
350 MPa/CUT 2.32 ± 0.23a 43.01 ± 3.44c 35.02 ± 0.00b 50.65 ± 4.05b
600 MPa/CUT 2.14 ± 0.22a 28.67 ± 1.43ab* 27.93 ± 1.64ab 39.23 ± 3.14ab
100 MPa/5 min 1.98 ± 0.14a 25.98 ± 1.82ab* 26.44 ± 1.79a 35.21 ± 2.46a
350 MPa/5 min 2.19 ± 0.23a 69.57 ± 5.57d* 25.79 ± 0.27a 65.88 ± 2.64c
600 MPa/5 min 2.02 ± 0.23a 20.51 ± 1.64a* 24.79 ± 4.91a 46.95 ± 3.76ab
Piscidic acid Control 58.43 ± 3.53a 53.61 ± 4.29ab* 195.63 ± 1.48a 38.49 ± 3.08a
100 MPa/CUT 63.32 ± 7.10a 56.66 ± 4.53abc* 255.44 ± 15.40bc 82.25 ± 6.58cd
350 MPa/CUT 71.46 ± 1.26ab 58.61 ± 3.44abc 223.96 ± 3.82ab 62.71 ± 5.02bc
600 MPa/CUT 92.66 ± 9.61b 65.68 ± 5.25bc 311.03 ± 17.41d 71.56 ± 3.58bcd
100 MPa/5 min 62.78 ± 1.89a 73.70 ± 1.05cd* 235.34 ± 15.86abc 54.39 ± 3.81ab
350 MPa/5 min 73.82 ± 8.70ab 89.36 ± 7.15d 273.68 ± 2.09bc 106.20 ± 8.50e
600 MPa/5 min 81.97 ± 9.50ab 42.40 ± 3.39a* 287.35 ± 29.07cd 88.43 ± 7.07de
4-hydrozybenzoic acid glycoside Control 1.25 ± 0.13a 20.00 ± 1.60a 4.47 ± 1.17a 17.00 ± 1.36a
100 MPa/CUT 1.54 ± 0.40ab 28.53 ± 2.79b 5.76 ± 0.45ab 25.89 ± 2.07b
350 MPa/CUT 1.87 ± 0.17abc 27.43 ± 2.19ab 4.09 ± 0.03a 21.09 ± 1.24ab
600 MPa/CUT 2.48 ± 0.28c 20.28 ± 1.62a 9.87 ± 0.47c 16.76 ± 1.34a
100 MPa/5 min 1.60 ± 0.07ab 22.10 ± 1.55ab 7.69 ± 0.84bc 22.81 ± 1.82ab
350 MPa/5 min 2.18 ± 0.07bc 47.13 ± 1.89c 6.70 ± 0.14ab 38.44 ± 3.08c
600 MPa/5 min 2.19 ± 0.27bc 19.18 ± 1.53a* 8.38 ± 1.69bc 37.48 ± 3.00c

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) between treatments. * Indicates statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) in bioaccessibility between Pelota and Sanguinos varieties. 1 Data previously reported [11].