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. 2022 Mar 14;2022:9918215. doi: 10.1155/2022/9918215

Table 2.

Physiochemical analysis, mineral content, functional properties, and antioxidant activity of cantaloupe peel (CP) and seed (CS) powder.

Component CP powder CS powder
Moisture (%) 17.99±0.27a 7.20±0.11b
Fat (%) 2.13±0.13b 29.54±0.71a
Protein (%) 7.50±0.51b 27.53±1.09a
Total carbohydrate (%) 68.8±3.83a 31.10±1.92b
Total dietary Fiber (%) 39.33±2.08a 24.17±1.61b
Ash (%) 3.54±0.13b 4.64±0.14a
pH 6.22±0.02b 7.00±0.11a

Minerals (mg/ 100g)
Calcium 1000±1.53a 940±2.52b
Potassium 760±1.53a 410±1.37b
Magnesium 320±1.05b 900±1.53a
Iron 1.60±0.10b 2.50±0.09a
Zinc 0.35±0.02b 2.10±0.10a
Sodium 130±1.95b 289±1.05a

Functional properties
Water retention capacity (g water/g) 5.96±0.12a 4.43±0.17b
Oil retention capacity (g oil/g) 2.35±0.05a 2.50±0.10a

Antioxidant Activity
Total phenolic (mg GAE/100 mL) 1050±50.95a 220±19.90b
DPPH scavenging (%) 91.34±3.89a 49.04±3.96b
FRAP (mg AAE/ 100 mL) 700±55.50a 25.03±2.05b

All determinations were carried out in triplicate and mean value ± SD. Different letters in rows indicate significant different value at p < 0.05.