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. 2021 Apr 26;59(3):1040–1052. doi: 10.1007/s13197-021-05108-2

Table 4.

Proximate composition, ascorbic acid content, antioxidant activity, water holding capacity, oil holding capacity, swelling capacity, emulsifying activity, colour and crystallinity of orange pomace powders

Sample Moisture (%wb) Ash (% db) Fat (% db) Protein (% db) Total carbohydrates (% db) Crude fibre (% db) Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g Antioxidant activity (% DPPH radical scavenging activity)
OP dried at 50 °C 9.94 ± 0.22a 4.98 ± 0.59a 3.12 ± 0.31a 4.85 ± 0.31a 87.05 ± 0.43a 59.06 ± 0.11a 119.36 ± 0.91a 64.22 ± 0.81a
OP dried at 60 °C 9.82 ± 0.41a 5.54 ± 0.32a 3.28 ± 0.44a 4.95 ± 0.25a 86.23 ± 0.36a 58.92 ± 0.87a 114.42 ± 1.07b 60.97 ± 0.29b
OP dried at 70 °C 9.88 ± 0.26a 4.68 ± 0.28a 3.58 ± 0.37a 4.69 ± 0.64a 87.05 ± 0.40a 58.90 ± 0.49a 110.23 ± 1.09c 59.95 ± 0.35b
WHC (g/g dry sample) OHC (g/g dry sample) Swelling capacity (mL/ g dry sample) Emulsifying activity (%) L* a* b* Crystallinity (%)
3.03 ± 0.11a 1.02 ± 0.09a 13.37 ± 0.41b 49.22 ± 0.36b 77.12 ± 0.61b 7.69 ± 0.11a 36.51 ± 0.22a 15.99 ± 0.21b
3.18 ± 0.23a 1.18 ± 0.06a 16.46 ± 0.47a 53.84 ± 0.71a 81.16 ± 0.98a 3.78 ± 0.40b 25.06 ± 0.43c 14.99 ± 0.14b
3.46 ± 0.41a 1.25 ± 0.08a 17.30 ± 52a 55.25 ± 0.44a 77.34 ± 0.58b 5.29 ± 1.29b 29.86 ± 0.34b 19.23 ± 0.51a

OP orange pomace

Values reported as Mean ± Std. Dev. of three replications

Means followed by same small letter superscripts within a column are not significantly different (p > 0.05)