Table 2.
Content of procyanidins and total polyphenol content (TPC) cocoa powders in t1 and t2
| Procyanidins | TPC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | t1* | t2* | t1* | t2* |
| Pretreatment | Procyanidin B2 (mg/g) | Procyanidin B2 (mg/g) | TPC (mgGAE/g) | TPC (mgGAE/g) |
| A | 167.429 ± 31.080abc | 137.583 ± 9.703abc | 153.0678 ± 2.034abc | 113.6442 ± 27.883abc |
| B | 109.750 ± 16.181abc | 141.870 ± 25.472abc | 149.1456 ± 47.499abc | 104.1996 ± 28.945abc |
| C | 157.929 ± 54.522abc | 158.745 ± 11.169abc | 202.1441 ± 6.491abc | 103.6454 ± 10.105abc |
The values correspond to the mean and the standard deviation of the three analyses. Mean values with different letters in the same column show statistically significant differences (p < 0.05). *t1 and t2 correspond to cocoa harvesting time