Table 2.
Analysis results of cactus pear pestil samples
| Drier type | Pestil dried with oven drier (OP) | Pestil dried with tray drier (TP) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region of fruit collection | MS* | MSA** | MGG*** | MS* | MSA** | MGG*** |
| L* | 59.51 ± 0.83a,2* | 48.69 ± 0.96c,2 | 51.83 ± 0.22b,2 | 63.94 ± 0.85a,1 | 54.35 ± 0.70c,1 | 55.93 ± 0.46b,1 |
| a* | 22.62 ± 0.81c,1 | 24.95 ± 0.59a,1 | 23.52 ± 0.55b,1 | 14.01 ± 0.4c,2 | 22.27 ± 0.23a,2 | 19.31 ± 0.49b,2 |
| b* | 59.90 ± 0.98a,2 | 42.05 ± 0.23b,2 | 48.56 ± 0.11c,2 | 65.21 ± 0.11a,1 | 51.7 ± 0.79c,1 | 56.16 ± 0.59b,1 |
| C* | 64.03 ± 1.17a,2 | 48.89 ± 0.50c,2 | 52.26 ± 0.27b,2 | 66.70 ± 0.17a,1 | 56.29 ± 0.68c,1 | 60.88 ± 0.67b,1 |
| h* | 69.31 ± 0.43a,2 | 59.32 ± 0.46c,2 | 68.31 ± 0.46b,1 | 77.87 ± 0.32a,1 | 66.68 ± 0.46c,1 | 67.27 ± 0.42b,1 |
| Total dry matter (g/100 g) | 80.62 ± 0.22b,1* | 79.69 ± 0.30c,1 | 82.65 ± 0.42a,1 | 79.79 ± 0.53b,1 | 80.38 ± 0.39b,1 | 83.01 ± 0.41a,1 |
| Total phenolic content (g GAE/kg) | 1.76 ± 13.33c,2* | 1.92 ± 12.82a,2 | 1.85 ± 13.22b,2 | 1.79 ± 19.83c,1 | 2.01 ± 15.55a,1 | 1.88 ± 14.43b,1 |
| Antioxidant capacity (%) | 62.59 ± 0.07c,2 | 69.11 ± 0.14a,,2 | 66.01 ± 0.02b,1 | 67.97 ± 0.02b,1 | 70.25 ± 0.06a,1 | 66.91 ± 0.05c,1 |
| HMF(mg/kg) | 11.34 ± 0.53b,1 | 13.25 ± 0.48a,1 | 10.42 ± 0.53b,1 | 8.58 ± 0.53a,2 | 7.05 ± 0.53b,2 | 7.97 ± 0.53a,b,2 |
| Na (mg/kg) | 681.9 ± 21.49a,2 | 737.6 ± 32.91a,1 | 513.0 ± 25.48b,1 | 1086.0 ± 20.57a,1 | 602.3 ± 5.68c,1 | 680.8 ± 2.45b,1 |
| K (mg/kg) | 7230.0 ± 36.60b,1 | 9289.6 ± 21.17a,1 | 5991.6 ± 13.58c,1 | 6431.7 ± 16.30b,1 | 8456.4 ± 0.98a,1 | 5940.1 ± 15.98b,1 |
| Ca (mg/kg) | 3465.9 ± 6.18b,1 | 5060.1 ± 9.25a,1 | 3480.0 ± 4.52b,1 | 3221.7 ± 15.78c,1 | 4734.9 ± 18.12a,1 | 3867.0 ± 9.58b,1 |
| Mg (mg/kg) | 1936.2 ± 10.32a,1 | 1872.4 ± 25.48b,1 | 1871.5 ± 15.64b,1 | 1774.4 ± 6.15a,2 | 1784.4 ± 5.46a,1 | 1782.7 ± 3.68a,1 |
| Fe (mg/kg) | 35.80 ± 4.37a,1 | 21.59 ± 2.54b,1 | 19.85 ± 1.85b,1 | 20.41 ± 5.50a,1 | 19.88 ± 3.58a,1 | 15.67 ± 1.28a,1 |
Values in the same line having the same letter and number for each parameter are not significantly different at a confidence level of 95%. The letters represent the regional differences and the numbers represent the drying methods differences
*MS:Fruits obtained from Muğla − Seydikemer district
**MSA:Fruits obtained from Mersin−Silifke−Akdere location
***MGG:Fruits obtained from Muğla−Gökova−Gökçe village location